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CC Madhya 24.189 (1975)



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 Bhagavad-gītā (BG 10.8).