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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 2.102
মায়াশক্তি, বহিরঙ্গা, জগৎকারণ ।
তাহার বৈভব অনন্ত ব্রহ্মাণ্ডের গণ ॥ ১০২ ॥
māyā-śakti, bahiraṅgā, jagat-kāraṇa
tāhāra vaibhava ananta brahmāṇḍera gaṇa
“The external energy, called māyā-śakti, is the cause of innumerable universes with varied material potencies.
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The external energy is called māyā-śakti.
This energy is the cause of innumerable universes.
These universes contain varied material potencies.
Revelatory awe. The identity of Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa is established; wonder becomes theological confidence.
The mood of Ādi 2 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Innumerable material universes are similarly exhibited by His external energy, and the living entities are manifested by His marginal energy. Because Lord Kṛṣṇa Caitanya is not different from Lord Kṛṣṇa, He is the cause of all causes; there is no cause beyond Him.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 2
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