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CC Ādi 5.64

Bengali

কৃষ্ণ—কর্তা, মায়া তাঁর করেন সহায় ।
ঘটের কারণ—চক্র–দণ্ডাদি উপায় ॥ ৬৪ ॥

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.