# Cc. Madhya 6.153
> স্বাভাবিক তিন শক্তি যেই ব্রহ্মে হয় ৷
> ‘নিঃশক্তিক’ করি’ তাঁরে করহ নিশ্চয়? ১৫৩ ।। ॥১৫৩॥
## Text
> svābhāvika tina śakti yei brahme haya
> 'niḥśaktika' kari' tāṅre karaha niścaya?
## Synonyms
*svābhāvika*—by nature; *tina*—three; *śakti*—potencies; *yei*—which; *brahme*—in the Absolute Truth; *haya*—there are; *niḥśaktika*—without potency; *kari'*—making; *tāṅre*—Him; *karaha*—you do; *niścaya*—proof.
## Translation
**''The Supreme Personality of Godhead has three primary potencies. Are you trying to prove that He has no potencies?**
## Purport
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu now quotes four verses from the *Viṣṇu Purāṇa* (6.7.61-63 and 1.12.69) to explain the different potencies of the Lord.