CC Madhya 24.82
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Atmārāma Verse
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.