Copyright (c) The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness
| Madhya-lila | Chapter 6: The Liberation of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Sri Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya 6.181
srishtir eshottarottara
SYNONYMS
sva-agamaih -- with your own theses; kalpitaih -- imagined; tvam -- you; ca -- also; janan -- the people in general; mat-vimukhan -- averse to Me and addicted to fruitive activities and speculative knowledge; kuru -- make; mam -- Me, the Supreme Personality of Godhead; ca -- and; gopaya -- just cover; yena -- by which; syat -- there may be; srishtih -- material advancement; esha -- this; uttara-uttara -- more and more.
TRANSLATION
"[Addressing Lord Siva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead said:] 'Please make the general populace averse to Me by imagining your own interpretation of the Vedas. Also, cover Me in such a way that people will take more interest in advancing material civilization just to propagate a population bereft of spiritual knowledge.'
PURPORT
This is a quotation from the Padma Purana, Uttara-khanda (62.31).
Copyright (c) The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness