Adi-lila, Chapter 2 143
TEXT 88
Fiq STIS CVS GLA SHAG |
TA-SGUAHY-MCRA GSILSS AG Wve hi
yanra bhagavattd haite anyera bhagavatta
‘svayamn-bhagavan '-Sabdera tahdtei satta
SYNONYMS
yanra—of whom; bhagavatta—the quality of being the Supreme Personality of
Godhead; haite—from; anyera—of others; bhagavatta—the quality of being the
Supreme Personality of Godhead; svayam-bhagavan-sabdera—of the word svayarh-
bhagavan; tahatei—in that; satta—the presence.
TRANSLATION
Only the Personality of Godhead, the source of all other Divinities, is eligible to
be designated svayam bhagavan, or the primeval Lord.
TEXT 89
Met CaCS CaTe Ae ACT GAA |
BR Os Ft Gial Sfacn stay vw vs i
dipa haite yaiche bahu dipera jvalana
mala eka dipa taha kariye ganana
SYNONYMS
dipa—a lamp; haite—from; yaiche—just as; bahu—many; dipera—of lamps; /valana
—lighting; méla—the original; eka—one; dipa—lamp; taha—that; kariye—| make;
ganana—consideration.
TRANSLATION
When from one candle many others are lit, | consider that one the original.
PURPORT
The Brahma-samhita, Chapter Five, verse 46, states that the visnu-tattva, or the
principle of the Absolute Personality of Godhead, is like a lamp because the expan-
sions equal their origin in all respects. A burning lamp can light innumerable other
lamps that are not inferior, but still one lamp must be considered the original.
Similarly, the Supreme Personality of Godhead expands Himself in the plenary
forms of the visnu-tattva, but although they are equally powerful, the original
powerful Personality of Godhead is considered the source. This example also explains
