Lord Visnu Himself is the efficient (nimitta) cause of the material world, and Narayana in the form of Sri Advaita is the material cause (upadana)

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"Lord Visnu Himself is the efficient" |"cause of the material world, and Narayana in the form of Sri Advaita is the material cause"

Sri Caitanya-caritamrta

CC Adi-lila

Lord Visnu Himself is the efficient (nimitta) cause of the material world, and Narayana in the form of Sri Advaita is the material cause (upadana).

CC Adi 6.16, Translation

Lord Visnu Himself is the efficient (nimitta) cause of the material world, and Narayana in the form of Sri Advaita is the material cause (upadana).