Cc Ādi 5.51
Text
vaikuṇṭha-bāhire yei jyotir-maya dhāma
tāhāra bāhire 'kāraṇārṇava' nāma
tāhāra bāhire 'kāraṇārṇava' nāma
Synonyms
vaikuṇṭha-bāhire-outside the Vaikuṇṭha planets; yei-that; jyotiḥ-maya dhāma-impersonal Brahman effulgence; tāhāra bāhire-outside that effulgence; kāraṇa-arṇava nāma-an ocean called Kāraṇa.
Translation
Outside the Vaikuṇṭha planets is the impersonal Brahman effulgence, and beyond that effulgence is the Kāraṇa Ocean, or Causal Ocean.
Purport
The impersonal glowing effulgence known as impersonal Brahman is the outer space of the Vaikuṇṭha planets in the spiritual sky. Beyond that impersonal Brahman is the great Causal Ocean, which lies between the material and spiritual skies. The material nature is a by-product of this Causal Ocean.