# Cc. Madhya 6.170 > ‘পরিণাম-বাদ’ — ব্যাস-সূত্রের সম্মত । > অচিন্ত্যশক্তি ঈশ্বর জগদ্রূপে পরিণত ॥১৭০॥ ## Text > 'pariṇāma-vāda'—vyāsa-sūtrera sammata > acintya-śakti īśvara jagad-rūpe pariṇata ## Synonyms *pariṇāma-vāda*—the theory of transformation; *vyāsa-sūtrera*—of the *Vedānta-sūtra*; *sammata*—purpose; *acintya-śakti*—inconceivable power; *īśvara*—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; *jagat-rūpe*—in the form of the cosmic manifestation; *pariṇata*—transformed. ## Translation **"The Vedānta-sūtra aims at establishing that the cosmic manifestation has come into being by the transformation of the inconceivable potency of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.** ## Purport For a further explanation of *pariṇāma-vāda,* refer to *Ādi-līlā,* Seventh Chapter, verses 121-133.