CC Madhya 24.189

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Madhya-līlā 24.188 - Madhya-līlā 24.190

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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).