250 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 21

PURPORT

This quotation is verse 21 of the Second Chapter, Third Canto of Srimad-
Bhagavatam.

TEXT 34

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parama isvara krsna svayarn bhagavan
tate bada, tanra sama keha nahi ana

SYNONYMS

parama—supreme; isvara—controller; krsna—Lord Krsna; svayam—personally;
bhagavan—the original Personality of Godhead; tate—therefore; bada—most ex-
alted; tanra—His; sama—equal; keha—anyone; nahi—there is not; dna—else.

TRANSLATION

“Krsna is the original Supreme Personality of Godhead; therefore He is the
greatest of all. No one is equal to Him, nor is anyone greater than Him.

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isvarah paramah krsnah
sac-cid-dnanda-vigrahah

anadir adir govindah
sarva-kdrana-karanam

SYNONYMS

isvarah —the controller; paramah—supreme; krsnah—Lord Krsna; sat—eternal
existence; cit—absolute knowledge; dnanda—absolute bliss; vigrahah—whose
form; anddih—without beginning; adih—the origin; govindah—Lord Govinda;
sarva-karana-karanam—the cause of all causes.

TRANSLATION
“'‘Krsna, known as Govinda, is the supreme controller. He has an eternal,
blissful, spiritual body. He is the origin of all. He has no other origin, for He is
the prime cause of all causes.’
