Madhya-līlāChapter 6: The Liberation of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 6.153

svābhāvika tina śakti yei brahme haya

'niḥśaktika' kari' tāńre karaha niścaya?

SYNONYMS

svābhāvika — by nature; tina — three; śakti — potencies; yei — which; brahmein the Absolute Truth; haya — there are; niḥśaktika — without potency; kari' — making; tāńre — Him; karaha — you do; niścaya — proof.

TRANSLATION

"The Supreme Personality of Godhead has three primary potencies. Are you trying to prove that He has no potencies?

PURPORT

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu now quotes four verses from the Viṣṇu Purāṇa (6.7.61-63 and 1.12.69) to explain the different potencies of the Lord.

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