Madhya-līlā

Chapter 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Ātmārāma Verse

Verse 307 of 355
Cc Madhya 24.307

ঽআত্মাঽশব্দে কহে ঽক্ষেত্রজ্ঞ জীবঽলক্ষণ ব্রহ্মাদি কীটপর্যন্ত—তাঙ্র শক্তিতে গণন

ऽआत्माऽशब्दे कहे ऽक्षेत्रज्ञ जीवऽलक्षण ब्रह्मादि कीटपर्यन्त—ताङ्र शक्तिते गणन

'ātmā'-śabde kahe 'kṣetrajña jīva'-lakṣaṇa brahmādi kīṭa-paryanta—tāṅra śaktite gaṇana

Synonyms

ātmā-śabdeby the word ātmā; kaheit is said; kṣetra-jña jīvathe living entity who knows about his body; lakṣaṇasymptom; brahmā-ādibeginning from Lord Brahmā; kīṭa-paryantadown to the insignificant ant; tāṅraHis; śaktiteas the marginal potency; gaṇanacounting..

Translation

"The word ātmā also refers to the living entity who knows about his body. That is another symptom. From Lord Brahmā down to the insignificant ant, everyone is counted as the marginal potency of the Lord.

Verse 307 of 355
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