Sri Caitanya Caritamrita. Madhya-lila

Chapter 20: Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu Instructs Sanatana Gosvami in the Science of the Absolute Truth. Text 374

'vibhÅ«ti' kahiye yaiche gÄ«tÄ-ekÄdaÅ›e
jagat vyÄpila kṛṣṇa-Å›akty-ÄbhÄsÄveÅ›e

 vibhÅ«ti - specific power; kahiye - we say; yaiche - just like; gÄ«tÄ - of the Bhagavad-gÄ«tÄ; ekÄdaÅ›e - in the Eleventh Chapter; jagat - throughout the whole universe; vyÄpila - He expanded; kṛṣṇa-Å›akti-ÄbhÄsa-ÄveÅ›e - by the reflection of His power.


Text

“As explained in the eleventh chapter of the Bhagavad-gÄ«tÄ, Kṛṣṇa has spread Himself all over the universe in many personalities through specific powers, known as vibhÅ«ti.

Purport

The expansion of specific mÄyÄ powers is explained in ÅšrÄ«mad-BhÄgavatam (2.7.39).