CC Adi 5.45

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā, Chapter 5: The Glories Of Lord Nityānanda Balarāma

CC Adi 5.44

CC Adi 5.46

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 45

‘jīva’-nāma taṭasthākhya eka śakti haya
mahā-saṅkarṣaṇa—saba jīvera āśraya

SYNONYMS

jīva—the living entity; nāma—named; taṭa-sthā-ākhya—known as the marginal potency; eka—one; śakti—energy; haya—is; mahā-saṅkarṣaṇa—Mahā-saṅkarṣaṇa; saba—all; jīvera—of living entities; āśraya—the shelter.

TRANSLATION

There is one marginal potency, known as the jīva. Mahā-saṅkarṣaṇa is the shelter of all jīvas.