# Cc. Madhya 20.253 ## Text > icchā-śakti-pradhāna kṛṣṇa—icchāya sarva-kartā > jñāna-śakti-pradhāna vāsudeva adhiṣṭhātā ## Synonyms *icchā*-*śakti*—of willpower; *pradhāna*—predominator; *kṛṣṇa*—Lord Kṛṣṇa; *icchāya*—simply by willing; *sarva*-*kartā*—the creator of everything; *jñāna*-*śakti*-*pradhāna*—the predominator of the power of knowledge; *vāsudeva*—Lord Vāsudeva; *adhiṣṭhātā*—reservoir. ## Translation **"The predominator of the willing potency is Lord Kṛṣṇa, for by His supreme will everything comes into existence. In willing, there is a need for knowledge, and that knowledge is expressed through Vāsudeva.**