CC Madhya 24.189 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Atmārāma Verse

Madhya-līlā 24.188 - Madhya-līlā 24.190

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 189

ahaṁ sarvasya prabhavo

mattaḥ sarvaṁ pravartate

iti matvā bhajante māṁ

budhā bhāva-samanvitāḥ

SYNONYMS

aham—I, Lord Kṛṣṇa; sarvasya—of everyone; prabhavaḥ—the original source; mattaḥ—from Me; sarvam—everything; pravartate—emanates; iti—thus; matvā—understanding; bhajante—they engage in devotional service; mām—to Me; budhāḥ—those who are learned; bhāva-samanvitāḥ—with love and devotion.

TRANSLATION

" 'I [Kṛṣṇa] am the original source of everything. Everything emanates from Me. The wise who perfectly know this engage in My service with love and devotion.'

PURPORT

This is a quotation from Bhagavad-gītā (BG 10.8).

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