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Šrū Caitanya–caritāmrta
[[Madhya-lilā. Ch.20]
TRANSLATION
“‘The Tenth Canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam reveals the tenth object, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is the shelter of all surrendered souls. He is known as Śrī Kṛṣṇa, and He is the ultimate source of all the universes. Let me offer my obeisances unto Him.’
PURPORT
This is a quotation from  Bhāvārtha-dīpikā , Śrīdhara Svāmī's commentary on the  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  (10.1.1). In the Tenth Canto of  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  there is a description of the  āśraya-tattva , Śrī Kṛṣṇa. There are two  tattvas  — āśraya-tattva  and  āśrita-tattva .  Āśraya-tattva  is the objective, and  āśrita-tattva  is the subjective. Since the lotus feet of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa are the shelter of all devotees, Śrī Kṛṣṇa is called  paraṁ dhāma . in  Bhagavad-gītā  it is stated:  paraṁ brahma paraṁ dhāma pavitraṁ paramaṁ bhavān . Everything is resting under the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa. In  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  (10.14.58) it is stated:
samāśritā ye pada-pallava-plavaṁ mahat-padaṁ puṇya-yaśo-murāreḥ
Under the lotus feet of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the entire  mahat-tattva  is existing. Since everything is under Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s protection, Śrī Kṛṣṇa is called  āśraya-tattva . Everything else is called  āśrita-tattva . The material creation is also called  āśrita-tattva . Liberation from material bondage and the attainment of the spiritual platform are also  āśrita-tattva . Kṛṣṇa is the only  āśraya-tattva . In the beginning of the creation there are Mahā-Viṣṇu, Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu and Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu. They are also  āśraya-tattva . Kṛṣṇa is the cause of all causes ( sarva-kāraṇa-kāraṇam ). To understand Kṛṣṇa perfectly, one has to make an analytical study of  āśraya-tattva  and  āśrita-tattva .
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কুষ্ণের স্বরূপ-বিচার শুন্ন, সনাতন।
অদ্বয়জ্ঞান-তত্ত্ব, ব্রজে ব্রজেশ্রুনন্দন ॥ ১৫২ ॥
Krșņera svarūpa-vicāra śuna, sanātana advaya-jñāna-tattva, vraje vrajendra-nandana
SYNONYMS
kṛṣṇera —of Lord Kṛṣṇa;  svarūpa-vicāra —consideration of the eternal form;  śuna —please hear;  sanātana —My dear Sanātana;  advaya-jñāna-tattva —the Absolute Truth without duality;  vraje —in Vṛndāvana;  vrajendra-nandana —the son of Nanda Mahārāja.