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  "name":"Cc. Ādi 5.103",
  "h1":"Cc. Ādi 5.103",
  "label":"Text 103",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 5.103",
  "description":"Within the stem of that lotus were the fourteen worlds. Thus the Supreme Lord, as Brahmā, created the entire creation."

} —

Cc. Ādi 5.103

Text

sei padma-nāle haila caudda-bhuvana
teṅho brahmā hañā sṛṣṭi karila sṛjana

Synonyms

sei padma-nāle—within the stem of that lotus flower; haila—were; caudda-bhuvana—the fourteen worlds; teṅho—He Himself; brahmā hañā—appearing as Brahmā; sṛṣṭi—the creation; karila sṛjana—created.

Translation

Within the stem of that lotus were the fourteen worlds. Thus the Supreme Lord, as Brahmā, created the entire creation.