२०६
Šrū Caitanya-caritāmrta
[[Madhya-lijā. Ch. 9]
TEXT 3D
कृषि ७ बारकः शास्त्रा १०५ निबर्तितबारकः ।।
তায়ো বৈকাং পরং ব্রহ্ম কষ্ণ ইত্য ভিখীয়াতে ৩০ ॥
krşır bhū-vācakaḥ śabdo 
    ṇaś ca nirvṛti-vācakaḥ 
    tayor aikyaṁ paraṁ brahma 
    krsṇa ity abhidhīyate
SYNONYMS
kṛṣiḥ  —the verbal root  kṛṣ ;  bhū  —attractive existence;  vācakaḥ  —signifying;  śabdaḥ  —word;  ṇaḥ  —the syllable  ṇa ;  ca  —and;  nirvṛti  —spiritual pleasure;  vācakaḥ  —indicating;  tayoḥ  —of both;  aikyam  —amalgamation;  param  —supreme;  brahma  —Absolute Truth;  krṣṇaḥ  —Lord Krṣṇa;  iti  —thus;  abhidhīyate  —is called.
TRANSLATION
“‘The word “kṛṣ” is the attractive feature of the Lord’s existence, and “ṇa” means spiritual pleasure. When the verb “kṛṣ” is added to the affix “ṇa,’’ it becomes Kṛṣṇa, which indicates the Absolute Truth.’
PURPORT
This is a verse from the  Udyoga-parva  (71.4) of the  Mahābhārata .
TEXT 31
পরংব্রজ্জ তুইনাম সমান হইল ।।
পুনে:  আর শাস্ত্রে কিছু বিশেষ পাইল ॥ ৩১ ॥
paraṁ brahma dui-nāma samāna ha-ila punaḥ āra śāstre kichu viśeṣa pāila
SYNONYMS
param brahma —the Absolute Truth;  dui-nāma —two names (Rāma and Kṛṣṇa);  samāna —on an equal level;  ha-ila —were;  punaḥ —again;  āra —further;  śāstre —in revealed scripture;  kichu —some;  viśeṣa —specification;  pāila —is found.
TRANSLATION
“As far as the holy names of Rāma and Kṛṣṇa are concerned, they are on an equal level, but for further advancement we receive some specific information from revealed scriptures.