Adi-lilaChapter 5: The Glories Of Lord Nityananda Balarama

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Sri Caitanya Caritamrita Adi 5.62

maya-amse kahi tare nimitta-karana

seha nahe, yate karta-hetu -- narayana

SYNONYMS

maya-amse -- to the other portion of the material nature; kahi -- I say; tare -- unto her; nimitta-karana -- immediate cause; seha nahe -- that cannot be; yate -- because; karta-hetu -- the original cause; narayana -- Lord Narayana.

TRANSLATION

The maya aspect of material nature is the immediate cause of the cosmic manifestation. But it cannot be the real cause, for the original cause is Lord Narayana.

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