Sri Caitanya-caritamrta

PURPORT

This is a verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam (1.3.1). The commentary of Madhva on
Srimad-Bhagavatam mentions that the following sixteen spiritual energies are present
in the spiritual world: (1) $r7, (2) bha, (3) lila, (4) Ranti, (5) kirti, (6) tusti, (7) gih,
(14) prahvi, (15) iSand and (16) anugrahd. |In his commentary on the Laghu-
bhdgavatamrta, Sri Baladeva Vidyabhisana has said that the above energies are also
known by nine names: (1)vimald, (2) utkarsini, (3) jfand, (4) kriyd, (5) yoga, (6)
prahvi, (7) satya, (8) i8anad and (9) anugraha. \n the Bhagavat-sandarbha of Srila
Jiva Gosvami (verse 117) they are described as Sri, pusti, gi, Ranti, kirti, tusti, ild,
jayd, vidyavidya, mdyd, samvit, sandhini, hladini, bhakti, marti, vimald, yoga,
prahvi, isdnd, anugrahd, etc. All these energies act in different spheres of the Lord’s
supremacy.

TEXT 85

wot ajats fF cal, Statcs nears |
QSATUAACA FS cal arte-w rears i we |

yadyapi sarvasraya tinho, tanhdte sarmsdara
antaratmd-ripe tifho jagat-adhara

SYNONYMS

yadyapi—although; sarva-asraya—the shelter of everything; tif#ho—He (the Lord);
tafhadte—in Him; sarmsdra—the material creation; antah-dtmd-riipe—in the form of
the Supersoul ; ti#ho—He; jagat-ddhara—the support of the whole creation.

TRANSLATION

Although the Lord is the shelter of everything and although all the universes rest
in Him, He, as the Supersoul, is also the support of everything.

TEXT 86

aiste-nfars Siz Box ATS |
Sef, opsfe-reE aie —elstS vw tl

prakrti-sahite tanra ubhaya sambandha
tathapi prakrti-saha nahi sparsa-gandha

SYNONYMS

praksti-sahite—with the material energy; tafra—His; ubhaya sambandha—both re-
lationships; tathapi—still; prakrti-saha—with the material nature; nahi—there is not;
sparsa-gandha—even the slightest contact.
