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[[Category:Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Madhya-lila Chapter 20 - Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu Instructs Sanatana Gosvami in the Science of the Absolute Truth]]
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<h2>Sri Caitanya-caritamrta</h2>
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<h3>CC Madhya-lila</h3>
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The truth about Lord Śiva is that he is always covered with three material coverings—vaikārika, taijasa and tāmasa. Because of these three modes of material nature, he always associates with the external energy and egotism itself.
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[[Vanisource:CC Madhya 20.312|CC Madhya 20.312, Translation and Purport]]
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The truth about Lord Śiva is that he is always covered with three material coverings—vaikārika, taijasa and tāmasa. Because of these three modes of material nature, he always associates with the external energy and egotism itself.
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This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam ([[Vanisource:SB 10.88.3|SB 10.88.3]]).
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