CC Madhya 24.82

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Atmārāma Verse

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 82

’brahma-ātmā’-śabde yadi kṛṣṇere kahaya
’rūḍhi-vṛttye’ nirviśeṣa antaryāmī kaya

SYNONYMS

brahma-ātmā-śabde—by the words brahma and ātmā; yadi—if; kṛṣṇere kahaya—Kṛṣṇa is indicated; rūḍhi-vṛttye—by the direct meaning; nirviśeṣa—impersonal; antaryāmī—the Supersoul; kaya—is said.

TRANSLATION

“Although the words ‘brahma’ and ‘ātmā’ indicate Kṛṣṇa, their direct meaning refers only to the impersonal Brahman and the Supersoul respectively.