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  "name":"Cc. Ādi 5.64",
  "h1":"Cc. Ādi 5.64",
  "label":"Text 64",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 5.64",
  "description":"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."

} —

Cc. Ādi 5.64

Text

kṛṣṇa—kartā, māyā tāṅra karena sahāya
ghaṭera kāraṇa—cakra-daṇḍādi upāya

Synonyms

kṛṣṇa—Lord Kṛṣṇa; kartā—the creator; māyā—material energy; tāṅra—His; karena—does; sahāya—assistance; ghaṭera kāraṇa—the cause of the earthen pot; cakra-daṇḍa-ādi—the wheel, the rod, and so on; upāya—instruments.

Translation

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.