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

paramatma yenho, tenho krsnera eka amsa
atmara ‘atma’ haya krsna sarva-avatarnsa

SYNONYMS

paramatma—the Supersoul within the heart; yerho—who; tenho—He;
krsnera—of Lord Krsna; eka—one; armsa—plenary portion; atmara—of the soul;
atma—the soul; haya—is; krsna—Lord Krsna; sarva—of everything; avatarnsa—
source.

TRANSLATION

“The Paramatma, the Supersoul feature, is the partial plenary portion of the
Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is the original source of all living en-
tities. It is also Krsna who is the original source of Paramatma.

TEXT 162

PRcnqacary BUA Aaa aaty |
Sfaoty cAI ceovatsthS AtaT sve i

krsnam enam avehi tvam
atmanam akhilatmanam

jagad-dhitaya so ‘py atra
dehivabhati mayaya

SYNONYMS

krsnam—in the Supreme Personality of Godhead; enam—this; avehi—just try
to understand; tvam—you; dtmaénam—the soul; akhila-dtmanam—of all living
entities; jagat-hitaya—the benefit of the whole universe; sah—He; api—cer-
tainly; atra—here; dehi—a human being; iva—like; abhati—appears; mayaya—
by His internal potency.

TRANSLATION

“You should know Krsna as the original soul of all atmas [living entities).
For the benefit of the whole universe, He has, out of His causeless mercy, ap-
peared as an ordinary human being. He has done this with the strength of His
own internal potency.’

PURPORT

_ This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.14.55). Pariksit Maharaja asked
Sukadeva Gosvami why Krsna was so beloved by the residents of Vrndavana,
