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Chapter 19: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī

Verse 233 of 253
Cc Madhya 19.233

আকাশাদি গুণ যেন পর পর ভূতে একদুইতিনচারি ক্রমে পংচ পৃথিবীতে

आकाशादि गुण येन पर पर भूते एकदुइतिनचारि क्रमे पंच पृथिवीते

ākāśādi guṇa yena para para bhūte eka-dui-tina-cāri krame pañca pṛthivīte

Synonyms

ākāśa-ādi—beginning with the sky; guṇa—qualities; yena—as; para para—one after another; bhūte—in the material elements; eka—one; dui—two; tina—three; cāri—four; krame—in this way; pañca—all five qualities; pṛthivīte—in earth..

Translation

"All the material qualities evolve one after another in the material elements, beginning from ether. By gradual evolution, first one quality develops, then two qualities develop, then three and four, until all five qualities are found in earth.

Verse 233 of 253