CC Adi 2.38
TEXT 38
‘nāra’-śabde kahe sarva jīvera nicaya
‘ayana’-śabdete kahe tāhāra āśraya
SYNONYMS
nāra-śabde—by the word nāra; kahe—one means; sarva jīvera—of all living entities; nicaya—the assemblage; ayana-śabdete—by the word ayana; kahe—one means; tāhāra—of them; āśraya—the refuge.
TRANSLATION
“The word ‘nāra’ refers to the aggregate of all the living beings, and the word ‘ayana’ refers to the refuge of them all.