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Šrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[[Madhya-līlā, Ch. 19]
SYNONYMS
sükşmänäm —of the minute particles;  api —certainly;  aham —l;  jīvaḥ —the living entity.
TRANSLATION
““Among minute particles, I am the living entity.””
PURPORT
The living entity is one with and different from the Supreme Personality of God-head. As spirit soul, the living entity is one in quality with the Supreme Lord; however, the Supreme Lord is bigger than the biggest, and the living entity is the smallest of the small. This quote is the third  pada  of a verse from  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  (11.16.11).
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অপরিমিতা ধ্রুবাস্তুমূত্রতো যদি সর্বগতা--
স্তাহি  না শাস্ত্রতৈতি নিয়মো ধ্রুব নেতরথা ।।
অজনি চ যন্ন্যগ্নং তদবিমুচ্য নিয়ন্ত্র্ ভবেৎ
সমমন্ত্রজানতাং যদমতং মত্তত্ত্বষ্টতয়া ॥ ১৪৩ ॥  ।।
aparimitā dhruvās tanu-bhṛto yadi sarva-gatās tarhi na śāsyateti niyamo dhruva netarathā ajani ca yan-mayaṁ tad avimucya niyantṛ bhavet samam anujānatāṁ yad amataṁ mata-duṣṭatayā
SYNONYMS
aparimitāḥ —unlimited in number;  dhruvāḥ —eternals;  tanu-bhṛtaḥ —who have accepted material bodies;  yadi —if;  sarva-gatāḥ —all-pervading;  tarhi —then;  na —not;  śāsyatā —controllable;  iti —thus;  niyamaḥ —regulation;  dhruva —O Supreme Truth;  na —not;  itarathā —in another manner;  ajani —have been born;  ca —and;  yat-mayam —consisting of which;  tat —that;  avimucya —without giving up;  niyantṛ —controller;  bhavet —may become;  samam —equal in all respects;  anu-jānatām —of those who follow this philosophical calculation;  yat —that;  amatam —not conclusive;  mata-duṣṭatayā —by faulty calculations.
TRANSLATION
“‘O Lord, although the living entities who have accepted material bodies are spiritual and unlimited in number, if they were all-pervading there would be no question of their being under Your control. If they are accepted,