Text
māyā-aṁśe kahi tāre nimitta-kāraṇa
seha nahe, yāte kartā-hetu—nārāyaṇa
Synonyms
maya-amse—to the other portion of the material nature; kahi—I say; tare—unto her; nimitta-karana—immediate cause; seha nahe—that cannot be; yate—because; karta-hetu—the original cause; nārāyaṇa—Lord Nārāyaṇa. ¶
Translation
The māyā aspect of material nature is the immediate cause of the cosmic manifestation. But it also cannot be the real cause, for the original cause is Lord Nārāyaṇa. ¶