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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 20.312
vaikārikas taijasaś ca
SYNONYMS
śivah — Lord Śiva; śakti-yuktah — associated with material nature; śaśvat — eternally; tri-lińgah — in three features; guna-samvritah — covered by the modes of nature; vaikārikah — one is called vaikārika; taijasah ca — another is called taijasa; tāmasah ca — as well as tāmasa; iti — thus; aham — egotism; tri-dhā — three kinds.
TRANSLATION
"'The truth about Lord Śiva is that he is always covered with three material coverings — vaikārika, taijasa and tāmasa. Because of these three modes of material nature, he always associates with the external energy and egotism itself.'
PURPORT
This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.88.3).
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness