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  "name":"Cc. Ādi 5.59",
  "h1":"Cc. Ādi 5.59",
  "label":"Text 59",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 5.59",
  "description":"Because prakṛti is dull and inert, it cannot actually be the cause of the material world. But Lord Kṛṣṇa shows His mercy by infusing His energy into the dull, inert material nature."

} —

Cc. Ādi 5.59

Text

jagat-kāraṇa nahe prakṛti jaḍa-rūpā
śakti sañcāriyā tāre kṛṣṇa kare kṛpā

Synonyms

jagat—of the material world; kāraṇa—the cause; nahe—cannot be; prakṛti—the material nature; jaḍa-rūpā—dull, without action; śakti—energy; sañcāriyā—infusing; tāre—unto the dull material nature; kṛṣṇa—Lord Kṛṣṇa; kare—shows; kṛpā—mercy.

Translation

Because prakṛti is dull and inert, it cannot actually be the cause of the material world. But Lord Kṛṣṇa shows His mercy by infusing His energy into the dull, inert material nature.