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"name":"Cc. Ādi 6.16", "h1":"Cc. Ādi 6.16", "label":"Text 16", "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 6.16", "description":"Lord Viṣṇu Himself is the efficient [nimitta] cause of the material world, and Nārāyaṇa in the form of Śrī Advaita is the material cause [upādāna]."
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Cc. Ādi 6.16
Text
āpane puruṣa—viśvera 'nimitta'-kāraṇa
advaita-rūpe 'upādāna' hana nārāyaṇa
Synonyms
āpane—personally; puruṣa—Lord Viṣṇu; viśvera—of the entire material world; nimitta kāraṇa—the original cause; advaita-rūpe—in the form of Advaita; upādāna—the material cause; hana—becomes; nārāyaṇa—Lord Nārāyaṇa.
Translation
Lord Viṣṇu Himself is the efficient [nimitta] cause of the material world, and Nārāyaṇa in the form of Śrī Advaita is the material cause [upādāna].