54 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 20

yaiche—as; agni-jvala-caya—molecular particle of fire; svabhavika—naturally;
krsnera—of Lord Krsna; tina-prakdra—three varieties; sakti—energies; haya—
there are.

TRANSLATION

‘It is the living entity’s constitutional position to be an eternal servant of
Krsna because he is the marginal energy of Krsna and a manifestation
simultaneously one and different from the Lord, like a molecular particle of
sunshine or fire. Krsna has three varieties of energy.

PURPORT

Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura paraphrases these verses as follows: Sri Sanatana
Gosvami asked Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, “Who am 1?” In answer, the Lord
replied, You are a pure living entity. You are neither the material body nor the
subtle body composed of mind and intelligence. Actually you are a spirit soul,
eternal part and parcel of the Supreme Soul, Krsna. Therefore you are His eternal
servant. You belong to Krsna’s marginal potency. There are two worlds—the
spiritual world and the material world—and you are situated between the ma-
terial and spiritual potencies. You have a relationship with both the material and
spiritual worlds; therefore you are called the marginal potency. You are related
with Krsna as one and simultaneously different. Because you are spirit soul, you
are one in quality with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but because you are
a very minute particle of spirit soul, you are different from the Supreme Soul.
Therefore your position is simultaneously one with and different from the
Supreme Soul. The examples given are those of the sun itself and the small par-
ticles of sunshine and of a blazing fire and the small particles of fire.” Another ex-
planation of these verses can be found in Adi-lila (Chapter Two, verse 96).

TEXT 110

ECHR STTATS AKAs ah Fa |
HID BHA 1 fSUcaTAfaarr FIs ll yy0

eka-desa-sthitasyagner
jyotsna vistarini yatha

parasya brahmanah saktis
tathedam akhilarn jagat

SYNONYMS
eka-desa—in one place; sthitasya—being situated; agneh—of fire; jyotsnd—
the illumination; vistarini—expanded everywhere; yathd—just as; parasya—of
