CC Madhya 21.39 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 21: The Opulence and Sweetness of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.
TEXT 39
- mahā-viṣṇu, padmanābha, kṣīrodaka-svāmī
- ei tina—sthūla-sūkṣma-sarva-antaryāmī
SYNONYMS
mahā-viṣṇu—Mahā-Viṣṇu; padmanābha—Padmanābha (Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu); kṣīra-udaka-svāmī—Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu; ei tina—all these three; sthūla-sūkṣma—gross and subtle; sarva—of all; antaryāmī—the Supersoul.
TRANSLATION
“Mahā-Viṣṇu, Padmanābha and Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu are the Supersouls of all subtle and gross existences.
PURPORT
Lord Mahā-Viṣṇu is known as Kāraṇodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, the Supersoul of everything. Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, from whose lotus navel Brahmā was created, is also called Hiraṇyagarbha and is the total Supersoul and the subtle Supersoul. Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu is the universal form and the gross Supersoul.