Madhya-līlā

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

Verse 308 of 399
Cc Madhya 20.308

মাযাসংগবিকারী রুদ্র—ভিন্নাভিন্ন রূপ জীবতত্ত্ব নহে, নহে কৃষ্ণের ঽস্বরূপঽ

मायासंगविकारी रुद्र—भिन्नाभिन्न रूप जीवतत्त्व नहे, नहे कृष्णेर ऽस्वरूपऽ

māyā-saṅga-vikārī rudra—bhinnābhinna rūpa jīva-tattva nahe, nahe kṛṣṇera 'svarūpa'

Synonyms

māyā-saṅgaby association with māyā; vikārītransformed; rudrathe form of Rudra; bhinna-abhinna rūpahaving different types of forms; jīva-tattva nahestill he is not called jīva-tattva; nahenor; kṛṣṇeraof Lord Kṛṣṇa; svarūpapersonal form..

Translation

"Rudra, Lord Śiva, has various forms, which are transformations brought about by association with māyā. Although Rudra is not on a level with the jīva-tattvas, he still cannot be considered a personal expansion of Lord Kṛṣṇa.

Purport

Rudra is simultaneously one with and different from the viṣṇu-tattva. Due to his association with māyā, he is different from the viṣṇu-tattva, but at the same time he is an expansion of Kṛṣṇa's personal form. This situation is called bhedābheda-tattva, or acintya-bhedābheda-tattva, simultaneously one and different.

Verse 308 of 399
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