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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 20.290
'rudra'-rūpa dhari kare jagat saḿhāra
sṛṣṭi, sthiti, pralaya haya icchāya yāńhāra
SYNONYMS
rudra-rūpa dhari — accepting the form of Lord Śiva; kare — performs; jagat saḿhāra — dissolution of the universal creation; sṛṣṭi — creation; sthiti — maintenance; pralaya — and dissolution; haya — take place; icchāya — by the will; yāńhāra — of whom.
TRANSLATION
"The Supreme Lord in His form of Rudra [Lord Śiva] brings about the dissolution of this material creation. In other words, only by His will are there creation, maintenance and dissolution of the whole cosmic manifestation.
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness