Text 71
The Process of Devotional Service
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TRANSLATION
“When the mother Vedas [śruti] is questioned as to whom to worship, she says that You are the only Lord and worshipable object. Similarly, the corollaries of the śruti-śāstras, the smṛti-śāstras, give the same instructions, just like sisters. The Purāṇas, which are like brothers, follow in the footsteps of their mother. O enemy of the demon Mura, the conclusion is that You are the only shelter. Now I have understood this in truth.’
PURPORT
This quotation from the Vedic literature was spoken by great sages..
Text 7
অদ্বয়জ্ঞান-তত্ত্ব কৃষ্ণ — স্বয়ং ভগবান্ । 
“স্বরূপ =শক্তি’রূপে তাঁর হয় অবন্থান ॥ ৭ ॥
advaya-jñāna-tattva kṛṣṇa—svayaṁ bhagavān ‘svarūpa-śakti’ rūpe tāṅra haya avasthāna
SYNONYMS
advaya-jñāna —of nondual knowledge;  tattva —the principle;  kṛṣṇa —Lord Kṛṣṇa;  svayam bhagavān —Himself the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  svarūpa —personal expansions;  śakti —of potencies;  rūpe —in the form;  tāṅra —His;  haya —there is;  avasthāna —existence.
TRANSLATION
“Kṛṣṇa is the nondual Absolute Truth, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Although He is one, He maintains different personal expansions and energies for His pastimes.
PURPORT
The Lord has many potencies, and He is nondifferent from all these potencies. Because the potencies and the potent cannot be separated, they are identical. Krṣṇa is described as the source of all potencies, and He is also identified with the external potency, the material energy. Krṣṇa also has internal potencies, or spiritual potencies, which are always engaged in His personal service. His internal potency is different from His external potency. Krṣṇa’s internal potency and Krṣṇa Himself, who is the potent, are always identical.