CC Madhya 24.189

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

CC Madhya 24.188

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 189

ahaṁ sarvasya prabhavo
mattaḥ sarvaṁ pravartate
iti matvā bhajante māṁ
budhā bhāva-samanvitāḥ

SYNONYMS

aham—I, Lord Kṛṣṇa; sarvasya—of everyone; prabhavaḥ—the original source; mattaḥ—from Me; sarvam—everything; pravartate—emanates; iti—thus; matvā—understanding; bhajante—they engage in devotional service; mām—to Me; budhāḥ—those who are learned; bhāva-samanvitāḥ—with love and devotion.

TRANSLATION

“‘I [Kṛṣṇa] am the original source of everything. Everything emanates from Me. The wise who perfectly know this engage in My service with love and devotion.’

PURPORT

This is a quotation from the Bhagavad-gītā (BG 10.8).