Madhya-līlā

Chapter 19: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī

Verse 142 of 253
Cc Madhya 19.142

সূক্ষ্মাণামপ্যহং জীবঃ

सूक्ष्माणामप्यहं जीवः

sūkṣmāṇām apy ahaṁ jīvaḥ

Synonyms

sūkṣmāṇāmof the minute particles; apicertainly; ahamI; jīvaḥthe living entity..

Translation

" 'Among minute particles, I am the living entity.'

Purport

The living entity is one with and different from the Supreme Personality of Godhead. As spirit soul, the living entity is one in quality with the Supreme Lord; however, the Supreme Lord is bigger than the biggest, and the living entity is the smallest of the small. This quote is the third pada of a verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (11.16.11).

Verse 142 of 253
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