# Cc. Ādi 5.62
## Text
> māyā-aṁśe kahi tāre nimitta-kāraṇa
> seha nahe, yāte kartā-hetu—nārāyaṇa
## Synonyms
*māyā*-*aṁśe*—to the other portion of the material nature; *kahi*—I say; *tāre*—unto her; *nimitta*-*kāraṇa*—immediate cause; *seha* *nahe*—that cannot be; *yāte*—because; *kartā*-*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.**