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CC Ādi 5.60

Bengali

কৃষ্ণশক্ত্যে প্রকৃতি হয় গৌণ কারণ ।
অগ্নিশক্ত্যে লৌহ যৈছে করয়ে জারণ ॥ ৬০ ॥

Text

kṛṣṇa-śaktye prakṛti haya gauṇa kāraṇa
agni-śaktye lauha yaiche karaye jāraṇa

Synonyms

kṛṣṇa-śaktye — by the energy of Kṛṣṇa; prakṛti — the material nature; haya — becomes; gauṇa — indirect; kāraṇa — cause; agni-śaktye — by the energy of fire; lauha — iron; yaiche — just as; karaye — becomes; jāraṇa — powerful or red-hot.

Translation

Thus prakṛti, by the energy of Lord Kṛṣṇa, becomes the secondary cause, just as iron becomes red-hot by the energy of fire.