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Chapter 20: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Sanātana Gosvāmī in the Science of the Absolute Truth

Verse 376 of 399
Cc Madhya 20.376

অথবা বহুনৈতেন কিং জ্ঞাতেন তবার্জুন বিষ্টভ্যাহমিদং কৃত্স্নমেকাংশেন স্থিতো জগত্

अथवा बहुनैतेन किं ज्ञातेन तवार्जुन विष्टभ्याहमिदं कृत्स्नमेकांशेन स्थितो जगत्

athavā bahunaitena kiṁ jñātena tavārjuna viṣṭabhyāham idaṁ kṛtsnam ekāṁśena sthito jagat

Synonyms

athavā—or; bahunā—much; etena—with this; kim—what use; jñātena—being known; tava—by you; arjuna—O Arjuna; viṣṭabhya—pervading; aham—I; idam—this; kṛtsnam—entire; eka-aṁśena—with one portion; sthitaḥ—situated; jagat—universe..

Translation

" 'But what need is there, Arjuna, for all this detailed knowledge? With a single fragment of Myself I pervade and support this entire universe.'

Purport

This is also a statement made by Kṛṣṇa in Bhagavad-gītā (10.42).

Verse 376 of 399