CC Madhya 24.76
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - 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 76
- aham evāsam evāgre
- nānyad yat sad-asat-param
- paścād ahaṁ yad etac ca
- yo 'vaśiṣyeta so 'smy aham
SYNONYMS
aham — I, the Personality of Godhead; eva — certainly; āsam — existed; eva — only; agre — before the creation; na — never; anyat — anything else; yat — which; sat — the effect; asat — the cause; param — the supreme; paścāt — after; aham — I, the Personality of Godhead; yat — which; etat — this creation; ca — also; yaḥ — who; avaśiṣyeta — remains; saḥ — that; asmi — am; aham — I, the Personality of Godhead.
TRANSLATION
"'Prior to the cosmic creation, only I exist, and no phenomena exist, either gross, subtle or primordial. After creation, only I exist in everything, and after annihilation only I remain eternally.'
PURPORT
This verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (SB 2.9.33) was spoken by Lord Kṛṣṇa. For an explanation see Adi-līlā 1.53.