Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Sri Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya 6.145-146

bhagavan bahu haite yabe kaila mana

prakrita-saktite tabe kaila vilokana

se kale nahi janme 'prakrita' mano-nayana

ataeva 'aprakrita' brahmera netra-mana

SYNONYMS

bhagavan -- the Supreme Personality of Godhead; bahu -- many; haite -- to become; yabe -- when; kaila -- made; mana -- His mind; prakrita -- material; saktite -- on the energy; tabe -- at that time; kaila -- did; vilokana -- glancing; se kale -- at that time; nahi -- not; janme -- in creation; prakrita -- mundane; manah-nayana -- mind and eyes; ataeva -- therefore; aprakrita -- transcendental; brahmera -- of the Absolute Truth; netra-mana -- eyes and mind.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu continued, "When the Supreme Personality of Godhead wished to become many, He glanced over the material energy. Before the creation there were no mundane eyes or mind; therefore the transcendental nature of the Absolute Truth's mind and eyes is confirmed.

PURPORT

In the Chandogya Upanishad (6.2.3), it is said, tad aikshata bahu syam prajayeya. This statement confirms the fact that when the Supreme Personality of Godhead wishes to become many, the cosmic manifestation arises simply by His glancing over material energy. It may be noted that the Supreme Lord glanced over the material nature before the creation of this cosmic manifestation. Before the creation there were no material minds or material eyes; therefore the mind by which the Supreme Personality of Godhead desired to create is transcendental, and the eyes with which He glanced over material nature are also transcendental. Thus the Lord's mind, eyes and other senses are all transcendental.

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