Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya-lila Chapter 24 Verse 307

Madhya-līlā | Chapter 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Ātmārāma Verse

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 24.307

'ātmā'-śabde kahe 'kṣetrajña jīva'-lakṣaṇa

brahmādi kīṭa-paryanta — tāńra 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; tāńra — 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.

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