444 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta

TRANSLATION

“This is the opulence of the Lord. Although situated within the material nature,
He is never affected by the modes of nature. Similarly, those who have surrendered
to Him and have fixed their intelligence upon Him are not influenced by the modes
of nature.”

PURPORT

This is a verse from Srimad-Bhdagavatam (1.11.38).

TEXT 88

GR TS NSicSE Yar Yas FH |
Ae] ag-Se POTS EF HL I

ei mata gitateha punah punah kaya
sarvada isvara-tattva acintya-Sakti haya

SYNONYMS
e/ mata—in this way; gitateha—in Bhagavad-gitd; punah punah—again and again;
kaya—it is said; sarvadd—always; isvara-tattva—the truth of the Absolute Truth;
acintya-sakti haya—is inconceivable.
TRANSLATION

Thus Bhagavad-gita also states again and again that the Absolute Truth always
possesses inconceivable power.

TEXT 89

Be S SCS aM, Tete, WATT |
Hl OTH SATS AM, MH Sa WTS tt wD |
dmi ta’ jagate vasi, jagat Gmate
nd Gmi jagate vasi, nd dma jagate
SYNONYMS

ami-|; ta’—certainly; jagate—in the material world; vas/ —situated; jagat—tne
whole material creation; dmate—in Me; nd—not; Gmi—|; jagate—within the ma-
terial world; vas/ —situated; m@—nor; dmaG—on Me; jagate—the material world.

TRANSLATION

‘| am situated in the material world, and the world rests in Me. But at the same
time | am not situated in the material world, nor does it rest on Me in truth.
