120 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 24

pascad aham yad etac ca
yo ‘vasisyeta so ’smy aham

SYNONYMS

aham—l, the Personality of Godhead; eva—certainly; asam—existed; eva—
only; agre—before the creation; na—never; anyat—anything else; yat—which;
sat—the effect; asat—the cause; param—the supreme; pascat—after; aham—l,
the Personality of Godhead; yat—which; etat—this creation; ca—also; yah—
who; avasisyeta—remains; sah—that; asmi—am; aham—Il, the Personality of
Godhead.

TRANSLATION

‘Prior to the cosmic creation, only { exist, and no phenomena exist, either
gross, subtle or primordial. After creation, only | exist in everything, and after
annihilation only | remain eternally.’

PURPORT

This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (2.9.32). For an explanation see
Adi-lila (1.53).

TEXT 77

UPA SCE FR FSGRHA |
AAAs, ALA, HANA N99 II

‘atma’-Sabde kahe krsna brhattva-svarGpa
sarva-vyapaka, sarva-saksi, parama-svaruipa

SYNONYMS

atma—datma; sabde—by the word; kahe—it is said; krsnaa—the Supreme Lord
Krsna; brhattva—the greatest of all; sva-rapa—identity; sarva-vydpaka—all-
pervasive; sarva-saksi—the witness of all; parama-svaripa—the supreme form.

TRANSLATION

“The word atma [self] indicates the highest truth, Krsna. He is the all-
pervasive witness of all, and He is the supreme form.

TEXT 78
SSSA WS Atats — vaca Shay av 1
