CC Madhya 20.376

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 20: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Sanātana Gosvāmī in the Science of the Absolute Truth

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 376

atha vā bahunaitena

kiṁ jñātena tavārjuna

viṣṭabhyāham idaṁ kṛtsnam

ekāṁśena sthito jagat

SYNONYMS

atha vā—or; bahunā—much; etena—with this; kim—what use; jñātena—being known; tava—by you; arjuna—O Arjuna; viṣṭabhya—pervading; aham—I; idam—this; kṛtsnam—entire; eka-aṁśena—with one portion; sthitaḥ—situated; jagat—universe.

TRANSLATION

“‘But what need is there, Arjuna, for all this detailed knowledge? With a single fragment of Myself I pervade and support this entire universe.’

PURPORT

This is also a statement made by Kṛṣṇa in the Bhagavad-gītā (BG 10.42).

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