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.