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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Madhya-lilā, Ch. 20]
ব্রহ্মা য এষ জগদণ্ডবিধানকর্তা
গোবিন্দমাদিপুরুষং তমহং ভজামি ॥ ৩.৪ ॥
bhāsvān yathāśma-sakaleṣu nijeṣu tejaḥ svīyaṁ kiyat prakaṭayaty api tadvad atra brahmā ya eṣa jagad-aṇḍa-vidhāna-kartā govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi
SYNONYMS
bhāsvān —the illuminating sun;  yathā —as;  aśma-sakaleṣu —in various types of precious stones;  nijeṣu —his own;  tejaḥ —brilliance;  svīyaṁ —his own;  kiyat —to some extent;  prakaṭayati —manifests;  api —also;  tadvat —similarly;  atra —here;  brahmā —Lord Brahmā;  yaḥ —who is;  eṣaḥ —the Lord;  jagat-aṇḍa-vidhāna-kartā —becomes the chief of the universe;  govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ —Lord Govinda, the original Supreme Personality of Godhead;  tam —Him;  ahaṁ —I;  bhajāmi —worship.
TRANSLATION
“‘The sun manifests his brilliance in a gem, although it is stone. Similarly, the original Personality of Godhead, Govinda, manifests His special power in a pious living entity. Thus the living entity becomes Brahmā and manages the affairs of the universe. Let me worship Govinda, the original Personality of Godhead.’
PURPORT
This is a quotation from  Brahma-saṁhitā  (5.49).
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কোন কল্পে যদি যোগ্য জীব নাহি পায় ।
আপনে ঈশ্বর তবে অংশে ‘ব্রহ্মা’ হয় ॥ ৩.৫ ॥
kona kalpe yadi yogya jīva nāhi pāya āpane īśvara tabe aṁśe ‘brahmā’ haya
SYNONYMS
kona kalpe —in some lifetime of Brahmā;  yadi —if;  yogya —suitable;  jīva —living entity;  nāhi —not;  pāya —is available;  āpane —personally;  īśvara —the Supreme Lord;  tabe —then;  aṁśe —by His plenary expansion;  brahmā haya —becomes Lord Brahmā.