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Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 5.64
কৃষ্ণ—কর্তা, মায়া তাঁর করেন সহায় ।
ঘটের কারণ—চক্র–দণ্ডাদি উপায় ॥ ৬৪ ॥
kṛṣṇa — kartā, māyā tāṅra karena sahāya
ghaṭera kāraṇa — cakra-daṇḍādi upāya
Lord Kṛṣṇa is the creator, and māyā only helps Him as an instrument, just like the potter’s wheel and other instruments, which are the instrumental causes of a pot.
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Lord Kṛṣṇa is the creator.
Māyā only helps Him as an instrument.
The potter’s wheel and other tools are instrumental causes of a pot. Māyā serves a comparable role in creation.
Shelter and wonder. The glory of Nityānanda reveals the intimate support behind the descent.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
As the source of the material elements, the material energy is known as pradhāna, and as the source of the manifestations of the material energy it is known as māyā. But material nature is inert in that she has no independent power to do anything.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 5
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “serves”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does distinguishing the potter from the wheel clarify the roles of Kṛṣṇa and māyā?
Recall a tool you use today, and briefly reflect on the distinction between an instrument and the one who uses it.
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