CC Madhya 24.76

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Atmārāma Verse

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His Divine Grace
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.

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