Ādi-līlā

Chapter 6: The Glories of Śrī Advaita Ācārya

Verse 16 of 112
Cc Ādi 6.16

আপনে পুরুষ—বিশ্বের ঽনিমিত্তঽকারণ অদ্বৈতরূপে ঽউপাদানঽ হন নারাযণ

आपने पुरुष—विश्वेर ऽनिमित्तऽकारण अद्वैतरूपे ऽउपादानऽ हन नारायण

āpane puruṣa—viśvera 'nimitta'-kāraṇa advaita-rūpe 'upādāna' hana nārāyaṇa

Synonyms

āpanepersonally; puruṣaLord Viṣṇu; viśveraof the entire material world; nimitta kāraṇathe original cause; advaita-rūpein the form of Advaita; upādānathe material cause; hanabecomes; nārāyaṇaLord Nārāyaṇa..

Translation

Lord Viṣṇu Himself is the efficient [nimitta] cause of the material world, and Nārāyaṇa in the form of Śrī Advaita is the material cause [upādāna].

Verse 16 of 112
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