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"name":"Cc. Ādi 5.63", "h1":"Cc. Ādi 5.63", "label":"Text 63", "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 5.63", "description":"Just as the original cause of an earthen pot is the potter, so the creator of the material world is the first puruṣa incarnation [Kāraṇārṇavaśāyī Viṣṇu]."
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Cc. Ādi 5.63
Text
ghaṭera nimitta-hetu yaiche kumbhakāra
taiche jagatera kartā—puruṣāvatāra
Synonyms
ghaṭera—of the earthen pot; nimitta-hetu—original cause; yaiche—just as; kumbhakāra—the potter; taiche—similarly; jagatera kartā—the creator of the material world; puruṣa-avatāra—the puruṣa incarnation, or Kāraṇārṇavaśāyī Viṣṇu.
Translation
Just as the original cause of an earthen pot is the potter, so the creator of the material world is the first puruṣa incarnation [Kāraṇārṇavaśāyī Viṣṇu].