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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Madhya-līlā, Ch. 21]
ei-mata kṛṣṇera divya sad-guṇa ananta brahmā-śiva-sanakādi nā pāya yāṅra anta
SYNONYMS
ei-mata —in this way;  kṛṣṇera —of Lord Kṛṣṇa;  divya —transcendental;  sat-guṇa —spiritual qualities;  ananta —unlimited;  brahmā —Lord Brahmā;  śiva —Lord Śiva;  sanaka-ādi —the four Kumāras and so on;  nā —not;  pāya —obtain;  yāṅra —of which;  anta —the limit.
TRANSLATION
“The spiritual qualities of Kṛṣṇa are also unlimited. Great personalities like Lord Brahmā, Lord Śiva and the four Kumāras cannot estimate the spiritual qualities of the Lord.”
TEXT 11
গুণাত্মনস্তেহপি গুণান্ বিমাতুং হিতাবতীর্ণস্য ক ঈশিরেহস্য । কালেন যৈর্বা বিমিতাঃ স্বকল্পে- ভূ-পাংশবঃ থে সিহিকা দ্যুভাসঃ ॥ ১১ ॥
guṇātmanas te ‘pi guṇān vimātum hitāvatīrṇasya ka īśire ‘sya kālena yair vā vimitāḥ sukalpair bhū-pāṁśavaḥ khe mihikā dyubhāsaḥ
SYNONYMS
guṇa-ātmanaḥ —the overseer of the three qualities;  te —of You;  api —certainly;  guṇān —the qualities;  vimātum —to count;  ḥita-avatīrṇasya —who have descended for the benefit of all living entities;  ke —who;  īśire —were able;  asya —of the universe;  kālena —in due course of time;  yaiḥ —by whom;  vā —or;  vimitāḥ —counted;  su-kalpaiḥ —by great scientists;  bhū-pāṁśavaḥ —the atoms of the universe;  khe —in the sky;  mihikāḥ —particles of snow;  dyu-bhāsaḥ —the illuminating stars and planets.
TRANSLATION
“‘In time, great scientists may be able to count all the atoms of the universe, all the stars and planets in the sky, and all the particles of snow, but who among them can count the unlimited transcendental qualities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead? He descends on the surface of the globe for the benefit of all living entities.’”