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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Madhya 20.151
āśritāśraya-vigraham
SYNONYMS
daśame — in the Tenth Canto; daśamam — the tenth subject matter; lakshyam — to be seen; āśrita — of the sheltered; āśraya — of the shelter; vigraham — who is the form; śrī-krishna-ākhyam — known as Lord Śrī Krishna; param — supreme; dhāma — abode; jagat-dhāma — the abode of the universes; namāmi — I offer my obeisances; tat — to Him.
TRANSLATION
"'The Tenth Canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam reveals the tenth object, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is the shelter of all surrendered souls. He is known as Śrī Krishna, and He is the ultimate source of all the universes. Let me offer my obeisances unto Him.'
PURPORT
This is a quotation from the Bhāvārtha-dīpikā, Śrīdhara Svāmī's commentary on Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.1.1). In the Tenth Canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam there is a description of the āśraya-tattva, Śrī Krishna. There are two tattvas — āśraya-tattva and āśrita-tattva. Āśraya-tattva is the objective, and āśrita-tattva is the subjective. Since the lotus feet of Lord Śrī Krishna are the shelter of all devotees, Śrī Krishna is called param dhāma. In the Bhagavad-gītā (10.12) it is stated, param brahma param dhāma pavitram paramam bhavān. Everything is resting under the lotus feet of Krishna. In Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.14.58) it is stated:
samāśritā ye pada-pallava-plavam
mahat-padam punya-yaśo murāreh
Under the lotus feet of Śrī Krishna, the entire mahat-tattva is existing. Since everything is under Śrī Krishna's protection, Śrī Krishna is called āśraya-tattva. Everything else is called āśrita-tattva. The material creation is also called āśrita-tattva. Liberation from material bondage and the attainment of the spiritual platform are also āśrita-tattva. Krishna is the only āśraya-tattva. In the beginning of the creation there are Mahā-Vishnu, Garbhodakaśāyī Vishnu and Kshīrodakaśāyī Vishnu. They are also āśraya-tattva. Krishna is the cause of all causes (sarva-kārana-kāranam [Bs. 5.1]). To understand Krishna perfectly, one has to make an analytical study of āśraya-tattva and āśrita-tattva.
Copyright © r The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness