Ādi-Mā, Chapter 2
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cause of innumerable universes, or the first  puruṣa , who is lying on the Causal Ocean, He is called Mahā-Viṣṇu. The three  puruṣas  direct the affairs of the material world.
The authorized scriptures direct the individual souls to revive their relationship with the Supersoul. Indeed, the system of  yoga  is the process of transcending the influence of the material elements by establishing a connection with the  puruṣa  known as Paramātmā. One who has thoroughly studied the intricacies of creation can know very easily that this Paramātmā is the plenary portion of the Supreme Being, Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
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অনন্ত ফটিকে বৈছে এক সূর্য ভাসে । তৈছে জীবে গোবিন্দের অংশ প্রকাশে ॥ ১৯ ॥
ananta sphaṭike yaiche eka sūrya bhāse taiche jīve govindera aṁśa prakāśe
SYNONYMS
ananta —unlimited;  sphaṭike —in crystals;  yaiche —just as;  eka —one;  sūrya —sun;  bhāse —appears;  taiche —just so;  jīve —in the living entity;  govindera —of Govinda;  aṁśa —portion;  prakāśe —manifests.
TRANSLATION
As the one sun appears reflected in countless jewels, so Govinda manifests Himself [as Paramātmā] in the hearts of all living beings.
PURPORT
The sun is situated in a specific location but is reflected in countless jewels and appears in innumerable localized aspects. Similarly, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, although eternally present in His transcendental abode Goloka Vṛndāvana, is reflected in everyone's heart as the Supersoul. In the  Upaniṣads  it is said that the  jīva  (living entity) and Paramātmā (Supersoul) are like two birds sitting in the same tree. The Supersoul engages the living being in executing fruitive work as a result of his deeds in the past, but the Paramātmā has nothing to do with such engagements. As soon as the living being ceases to act in terms of fruitive work and takes to the service of the Lord (Paramātmā), coming to know of His supremacy, he is immediately freed from all designations, and in that pure state he enters the kingdom of God known as Vaikuṇṭha.
The Supersoul (Paramātmā), the guide of the individual living beings, does not take part in fulfilling the desires of the living beings, but He arranges for their fulfillment by material nature. As soon as an individual soul becomes conscious of his eternal relationship with the Supersoul and looks only toward Him, he at once becomes free from the entanglements of material enjoyment. Christian philosophers