CC Madhya 20.110 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 20: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Sanātana Gosvāmī in the Science of the Absolute Truth

Madhya-līlā 20.108-109 - Madhya-līlā 20.111

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.

TEXT 110

eka-deśa-sthitasyāgner

jyotsnā vistāriṇī yathā

parasya brahmaṇaḥ śaktis

tathedam akhilaṁ jagat

SYNONYMS

eka-deśa—in one place; sthitasya—being situated; agneḥ—of fire; jyotsnā—the illumination; vistāriṇī—expanded everywhere; yathā—just as; parasya—of the Supreme; brahmaṇaḥ—of the Absolute Truth; śaktiḥ—the energy; tathā—similarly; idam—this; akhilam—entire; jagat—universe.

TRANSLATION

“‘Just as the illumination of a fire, which is situated in one place, is spread all over, the energies of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Parabrahman, are spread all over this universe.’

PURPORT

This is a quotation from the Viṣṇu Purāṇa (1.22.53).

Madhya-līlā 20.108-109 - Madhya-līlā 20.111