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Chapter 20: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Sanātana Gosvāmī in the Science of the Absolute Truth

Verse 253 of 399
Cc Madhya 20.253

ইচ্ছাশক্তিপ্রধান কৃষ্ণ—ইচ্ছায সর্বকর্তা জ্ঞানশক্তিপ্রধান বাসুদেব অধিষ্ঠাতা

इच्छाशक्तिप्रधान कृष्ण—इच्छाय सर्वकर्ता ज्ञानशक्तिप्रधान वासुदेव अधिष्ठाता

icchā-śakti-pradhāna kṛṣṇa—icchāya sarva-kartā jñāna-śakti-pradhāna vāsudeva adhiṣṭhātā

Synonyms

icchā-śakti—of willpower; pradhāna—predominator; kṛṣṇa—Lord Kṛṣṇa; icchāya—simply by willing; sarva-kartā—the creator of everything; jñāna-śakti-pradhāna—the predominator of the power of knowledge; vāsudeva—Lord Vāsudeva; adhiṣṭhātā—reservoir..

Translation

"The predominator of the willing potency is Lord Kṛṣṇa, for by His supreme will everything comes into existence. In willing, there is a need for knowledge, and that knowledge is expressed through Vāsudeva.

Verse 253 of 399