Ādi-līlā, Chapter 2
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TEXT 88
यां रुगवत्ता हेते अग्रे रुगवत्ता । ‘स्यां-रुगवान्’-शब्दे ताहाते रुगवत्ता ॥ ७७ ॥
yāṅra bhagavattā haite anyera bhagavattā ‘svayaṁ-bhagavān’-śabdera tāhātei sattā
SYNONYMS
yāṅra —of whom;  bhagavattā —the quality of being the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  haite —from;  anyera —of others;  bhagavattā —the quality of being the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  svayaṁ-bhagavān-śabdera —of the word  svayaṁ-bhagavān ;  tāhātei —in that;  sattā —the presence.
TRANSLATION
Only the Personality of Godhead, the source of all other Divinities, is eligible to be designated  svayaṁ bhagavān , or the primeval Lord.
TEXT 89
দীপ হৈতে যৈছে বহু দীপের জলন । মূল এক দীপ তাহা করিয়ে গণন ॥ ৮৯ ॥
dīpa haite yaiche bahu dīpera jvalana mūla eka dīpa tāhā kariye gaṇana
SYNONYMS
dīpa —a lamp;  haite —from;  yaiche —just as;  bahu —many;  dīpera —of lamps;  jvalana —lighting;  mūla —the original;  eka —one;  dīpa —lamp;  tāhā —that;  kariye —I make;  gaṇana —consideration.
TRANSLATION
When from one candle many others are lit, I consider that one the original.
PURPORT
The  Brahma-saṁhitā , Chapter Five, verse 46, states that the  viṣṇu-tattva , or the principle of the Absolute Personality of Godhead, is like a lamp because the expansions equal their origin in all respects. A burning lamp can light innumerable other lamps that are not inferior, but still one lamp must be considered the original. Similarly, the Supreme Personality of Godhead expands Himself in the plenary forms of the  viṣṇu-tattva , but although they are equally powerful, the original powerful Personality of Godhead is considered the source. This example also explains