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| Madhya-līlā | Chapter 20: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Sanātana Gosvāmī in the Science of the Absolute Truth |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Madhya 20.301
brahmā, vishnu, śiva, — tina guna avatāra
tri-guna ańgīkari' kare srishty-ādi-vyavahāra
SYNONYMS
brahmā, vishnu, śiva — Lord Brahmā, Lord Vishnu and Lord Śiva; tina — three; guna avatāra — the incarnations of the material qualities; tri-guna — the three qualities of material nature; ańgīkari' — accepting; kare — does; srishti-ādi-vyavahāra — transactions 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-guna, rajo-guna and tamo-guna [goodness, passion and ignorance]. Thus the transactions of the material world take place.
Copyright © r The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness