CC Madhya 24.307 (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
TEXT 307
- 'ātmā'-śabde kahe 'kṣetrajña jīva'-lakṣaṇa
- brahmādi kīṭa-paryanta--tāṅra śaktite gaṇana
SYNONYMS
ātmā-śabde—by the word ātmā; kahe—it is said; kṣetra-jña jīva—the living entity who knows about his body; lakṣaṇa—symptom; brahmā-ādi—beginning from Lord Brahmā; kīṭa-paryanta—down to the insignificant ant; tāṅra—His; śaktite—as the marginal potency; gaṇana—counting.
TRANSLATION
"The word ātmā also refers to the living entity who knows about his body. That is another symptom. From Lord Brahmā down to the insignificant ant, everyone is counted as the marginal potency of the Lord.