Madhya-līlā

Chapter 22: The Process of Devotional Service

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Cc Madhya 22.7

অদ্বযজ্ঞানতত্ত্ব কৃষ্ণ—স্বযং ভগবান্ ঽস্বরূপশক্তিঽ রূপে তাঙ্র হয অবস্থান

अद्वयज्ञानतत्त्व कृष्ण—स्वयं भगवान् ऽस्वरूपशक्तिऽ रूपे ताङ्र हय अवस्थान

advaya-jñāna-tattva kṛṣṇa—svayaṁ bhagavān 'svarūpa-śakti' rūpe tāṅra haya avasthāna

Synonyms

advaya-jñānaof nondual knowledge; tattvathe principle; kṛṣṇaLord Kṛṣṇa; svayam bhagavānHimself the Supreme Personality of Godhead; svarūpapersonal expansions; śaktiof potencies; rūpein the form; tāṅraHis; hayathere is; avasthānaexistence..

Translation

"Kṛṣṇa is the nondual Absolute Truth, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Although He is one, He maintains different personal expansions and energies for His pastimes.

Purport

The Lord has many potencies, and He is nondifferent from all these potencies. Because the potencies and the potent cannot be separated, they are identical. Kṛṣṇa is described as the source of all potencies, and He is also identified with the external potency, the material energy. Kṛṣṇa also has internal potencies, or spiritual potencies, which are always engaged in His personal service. His internal potency is different from His external potency. Kṛṣṇa's internal potency and Kṛṣṇa Himself, who is the potent, are always identical.

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