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  "name":"Cc. Ādi 6.16",
  "h1":"Cc. Ādi 6.16",
  "label":"Text 16",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 6.16",
  "description":"Lord Viṣṇu Himself is the efficient [nimitta] cause of the material world, and Nārāyaṇa in the form of Śrī Advaita is the material cause [upādāna]."

} —

Cc. Ādi 6.16

Text

āpane puruṣa—viśvera 'nimitta'-kāraṇa
advaita-rūpe 'upādāna' hana nārāyaṇa

Synonyms

āpane—personally; puruṣa—Lord Viṣṇu; viśvera—of the entire material world; nimitta kāraṇa—the original cause; advaita-rūpe—in the form of Advaita; upādāna—the material cause; hana—becomes; nārāyaṇa—Lord Nārāyaṇa.

Translation

Lord Viṣṇu Himself is the efficient [nimitta] cause of the material world, and Nārāyaṇa in the form of Śrī Advaita is the material cause [upādāna].