# Cc. Madhya 6.170 ## 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.