Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.142
সূক্ষ্মাণামপ্যহং জীবঃ ॥ ১৪২ ॥
sūkṣmāṇām apy ahaṁ jīvaḥ
Translation
“[Lord Kṛṣṇa says:] ‘Among minute particles, I am the living entity.’
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- 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
- 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
- 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
- 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
- 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
- 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Understand it
Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
One in Quality, Different in Magnitude
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Lord Kṛṣṇa says, “Among minute particles, I am the living entity.”
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As spirit soul, the living entity is one in quality with the Supreme Lord.
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The Supreme Lord is bigger than the biggest, while the living entity is the smallest of the small. Thus the living entity is both one with and different from Him.
Key points from the 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 quotation is the third pada of a verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (11.16.11).
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Connected verses· 1
The purport of CC Madhya 19.142 quotesSB 11.16.11
This quotation is the third pada of a verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (11.16.11).
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How it feels
Empowerment and hope. The seed of bhakti is received, planted, and watered; intimate realization becomes transmissible.
The mood of Madhya 19 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
Further reading
Madhya 19: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Kavirāja Gosvāmī then extensively describes the living condition of Śrī Rūpa and Sanātana at Vṛndāvana. During the ten days at Prayāga, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī was instructed by the Lord, who gave him the basic principles of the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 19
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Word for word
Learn the words of the verse.
- sūkṣmāṇāmof the minute particles
- apicertainly
- ahamI
- jīvaḥthe living entity
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Live it
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Ask yourself
Can I recognize spiritual oneness in quality without overlooking the difference in magnitude?
Practice
Write two short phrases today: “One in spiritual quality” and “Different in magnitude.” Reflect on both together.
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