Madhya-līlā

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

Verse 271 of 399
Cc Madhya 20.271

মাযার যে দুই বৃত্তি—ঽমাযাঽ আর ঽপ্রধানঽ ঽমাযাঽ নিমিত্তহেতু, বিশ্বের উপাদান ঽপ্রধানঽ

मायार ये दुइ वृत्ति—ऽमायाऽ आर ऽप्रधानऽ ऽमायाऽ निमित्तहेतु, विश्वेर उपादान ऽप्रधानऽ

māyāra ye dui vṛtti—'māyā' āra 'pradhāna' 'māyā' nimitta-hetu, viśvera upādāna 'pradhāna'

Synonyms

māyāraof the material nature; yewhich; duitwo; vṛttifunctions; māyācalled māyā; āraand; pradhānaingredients; māyāthe word māyā; nimitta-hetuthe efficient cause; viśveraof the material universe; upādānaingredients; pradhānais called pradhāna..

Translation

"Māyā has two functions. One is called māyā, and the other is called pradhāna. Māyā refers to the efficient cause, and pradhāna refers to the ingredients that create the cosmic manifestation.

Purport

For a further explanation, see Ādi-līlā, Chapter Five, verse 58.

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