# Cc. Madhya 20.257 ## Text > yadyapi asṛjya nitya cic-chakti-vilāsa > tathāpi saṅkarṣaṇa-icchāya tāhāra prakāśa ## Synonyms *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 manifest by the supreme will of Saṅkarṣaṇa. The spiritual world is the abode of the pastimes of the eternal spiritual energy.**