CC Madhya 24.189 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Atmārāma Verse
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 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).