Madhya-līlā

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

Verse 301 of 399
Cc Madhya 20.301

ব্রহ্মা, বিষ্ণু, শিব,—তিন গুণ অবতার ত্রিগুণ অংগীকরিঽ করে সৃষ্ট্যাদিব্যবহার

ब्रह्मा, विष्णु, शिव,—तिन गुण अवतार त्रिगुण अंगीकरिऽ करे सृष्ट्यादिव्यवहार

brahmā, viṣṇu, śiva,—tina guṇa avatāra tri-guṇa aṅgīkari' kare sṛṣṭy-ādi-vyavahāra

Synonyms

brahmā, viṣṇu, śivaLord Brahmā, Lord Viṣṇu and Lord Śiva; tinathree; guṇa avatārathe incarnations of the material qualities; tri-guṇathe three qualities of material nature; aṅgīkari'accepting; karedoes; sṛṣṭi-ādi-vyavahāratransactions in reference to the creation, maintenance and dissolution..

Translation

"There are three functions within this material world. Everything here is created, everything is maintained for some time, and everything is finally dissolved. The Lord therefore incarnates Himself as the controllers of the three qualities—sattva-guṇa, rajo-guṇa and tamo-guṇa [goodness, passion and ignorance]. Thus the transactions of the material world take place.

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