Madhya-līlā | Chapter 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Ātmārāma Verse |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 24.77
'ātma'-śabde kahe kṛṣṇa bṛhattva-svarūpa
sarva-vyāpaka, sarva-sākṣī, parama-svarūpa
SYNONYMS
ātma-śabde — by the word ātmā; kahe — it is said; kṛṣṇa — the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa; bṛhattva — the greatest of all; svarūpa — identity; sarva-vyāpaka — all-pervasive; sarva-sākṣī — the witness of all; parama-svarūpa — the supreme form.
TRANSLATION
"The word 'ātmā' ['self'] indicates the highest truth, Kṛṣṇa. He is the all-pervasive witness of all, and He is the supreme form.
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