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CC Madhya 20.271

মায়ার যে দুই বৃত্তি — ‘মায়া’ আর ‘প্রধান’ ।
‘মায়া’ নিমিত্তহেতু, বিশ্বের উপাদান ‘প্রধান’ ॥ ২৭১ ॥
māyāra ye dui vṛtti — ‘māyā’ āra ‘pradhāna’
‘māyā’ nimitta-hetu, viśvera upādāna ‘pradhāna’

Synonyms

māyāraof the material nature; yewhich; duitwo; vṛttifunctions; māyācalled māyā; āraand; pradhānaingredients; māyāthe word māyā; nimitta-hetuthe efficient cause; viśveraof the material universe; upādānaingredients; pradhānais called pradhāna.

Translation

“Māyā has two functions. One is called māyā, and the other is called pradhāna. Māyā refers to the efficient cause, and pradhāna refers to the ingredients that create the cosmic manifestation.

Purport

For a further explanation, see Ādi-līlā, chapter five, verse 58.