Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Madhya 20.304

bhāsvān yathāśma-sakaleshu nijeshu tejah

svīyam kiyat prakatayaty api tadvad atra

brahmā ya esha jagad-anda-vidhāna-kartā

govindam ādi-purusham tam aham bhajāmi

SYNONYMS

bhāsvān — the illuminating sun; yathā — as; aśma-sakaleshu — in various types of precious stones; nijeshu — his own; tejah — brilliance; svīyam — his own; kiyat — to some extent; prakatayati — manifests; api — also; tadvat — similarly; atra — here; brahmā — Lord Brahmā; yah — who is; eshah — the Lord; jagat-anda-vidhāna-kartā — becomes the chief of the universe; govindam ādi-purusham — Lord Govinda, the original Supreme Personality of Godhead; tam — Him; aham — I; bhajāmi — worship.

TRANSLATION

"'The sun manifests his brilliance in a gem, although it is stone. Similarly, the original Personality of Godhead, Govinda, manifests His special power in a pious living entity. Thus the living entity becomes Brahmā and manages the affairs of the universe. Let me worship Govinda, the original Personality of Godhead.'

PURPORT

This is a quotation from the Brahma-samhitā (5.49).

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