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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.168
‘ব্যাপ্য’ ‘ব্যাপক’-ভাবে ‘জীব’-‘ব্রহ্মে’ জানি ।
জীব — ব্যাপ্য, ব্রহ্ম — ব্যাপক, শাস্ত্রেতে বাখানি ॥ ১৬৮ ॥
‘vyāpya’ ‘vyāpaka’-bhāve ‘jīva’-‘brahme’ jāni
jīva — vyāpya, brahma — vyāpaka, śāstrete vākhāni
Brahmānanda Bhāratī continued, “The living entity is localized, whereas the Supreme Brahman is all-pervading. That is the verdict of the revealed scriptures.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Brahmānanda Bhāratī drew Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya’s attention because he wanted him to judge the argument.
He stated that the living entity is localized, whereas Brahman, the Supreme Lord, is all-pervading.
He presented this as the verdict of the revealed scriptures. The purport notes that Lord Kṛṣṇa confirms it in the Bhagavad-gītā.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
The purport of CC Madhya 10.168 quotesBG 13.3
This is confirmed by Lord Kṛṣṇa in the Bhagavad-gītā (13.3):
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Relief and affectionate reunion. Devotees gather as the Lord returns; separation is temporarily relieved.
The mood of Madhya 10 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Due to his relationship with Keśava Bhāratī, Brahmānanda Bhāratī was also respectfully received by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. When he arrived at Jagannātha Purī, he was advised to give up the deerskin clothing he wore.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 10
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does the distinction between the localized living entity and the all-pervading Supreme Lord shape my understanding of myself?
Write down the two descriptions—“localized living entity” and “all-pervading Supreme Lord”—and reflect on their difference.
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