Sri Caitanya Caritamrita. Adi-lila

Chapter 5: The Glories Of Lord Nityananda Balarama. Text 45

'jÄ«va'-nÄma taá¹­asthÄkhya eka Å›akti haya
mahÄ-saá¹…kará¹£aṇa — saba jÄ«vera ÄÅ›raya

 jÄ«va - the living entity; nÄma - named; taá¹­a-sthÄ-Äkhya - known as the marginal potency; eka - one; Å›akti - energy; haya - is; mahÄ-saá¹…kará¹£aṇa - MahÄ-saá¹…kará¹£aṇa; saba - all; jÄ«vera - of living entities; ÄÅ›raya - the shelter.


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There is one marginal potency, known as the jÄ«va. MahÄ-saá¹…kará¹£aṇa is the shelter of all jÄ«vas.

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