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

SYNONYMS

aham—l, Lord Krsna; sarvasya—of everyone; prabhavah—the original source;
mattah—from Me; sarvam—everything; pravartate—emanates; iti—thus;
matvd—understanding; bhajante—they engage in devotional service; mém—to
Me; budhadh—those who are learned; bhava-samanvitah—with love and devo-
tion.

TRANSLATION

“‘| [Krsna] am the original source of everything. Everything emanates from
Me. The wise who perfectly know this engage in My service with love and
devotion.’

PURPORT
This is a quotation from Bhagavad-gita (10.8).

TEXT 190

ce ¢¢ fawarfeware 5 cramtais
Reearan af strates |
TOES A A FI-

fot aal ait fey serTat cy iM sa0 |

te vai vidanty atitaranti ca deva-mayam
stri-sGdra-hGna-sabara api papa-jivah

yady adbhuta-krama-parayana-sila-siksas
tiryag-jand api kimu sruta-dharanda ye

SYNONYMS

te—all of them; vai—certainly; vidanti—understand; atitaranti—cross over;
ca—also; deva-mayam—the influence of the external illusory energy; stri—
women; sddra—fourth-class men; hdna—uncivilized hill tribes; sabarah—and
hunters; api—even; papa-jivah—sinful creatures; yadi—if; adbhuta-krama—of
the performer of wonderful activities; parayana—of the devotees; sila-siksah—
characteristics and education; tiryak-janah—birds and beasts; api—even; kimu—
what to speak of; sruta-dharanah ye—persons advanced in the education of
Vedic knowledge.

TRANSLATION

““‘Women, fourth-class men, uncivilized hill tribes, hunters and many
others born of low families, as well as birds and beasts, can engage in the ser-
