CC Madhya 20.257
Madhya-līlā, Chapter 20, Text 257
যদ্যপি অসৃজ্য নিত্য চিচ্ছক্তিবিলাস ।
তথাপি সঙ্কর্ষণ-ইচ্ছায় তাহার প্রকাশ ॥ ২৫৭ ॥
তথাপি সঙ্কর্ষণ-ইচ্ছায় তাহার প্রকাশ ॥ ২৫৭ ॥
yadyapi asṛjya nitya cic-chakti-vilāsa
tathāpi saṅkarṣaṇa-icchāya tāhāra prakāśa
tathāpi saṅkarṣaṇa-icchāya tāhāra prakāśa
Word by word
yadyapi — although; asṛjya — there is no question of creation; nitya — eternal; cit-śakti-vilāsa — pastimes of the eternal spiritual energy; tathāpi — still; saṅkarṣaṇa-icchāya — by the will of Saṅkarṣaṇa; tāhāra — of the spiritual world; prakāśa — manifestation.
Translation
“Although there is no question of creation as far as the spiritual world is concerned, the spiritual world is nonetheless manifested by the supreme will of Saṅkarṣaṇa. The spiritual world is the abode of the pastimes of the eternal spiritual energy.”