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  "name":"Cc. Ādi 5.45",
  "h1":"Cc. Ādi 5.45",
  "label":"Text 45",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 5.45",
  "description":"There is one marginal potency, known as the jīva. Mahā-saṅkarṣaṇa is the shelter of all jīvas."

} —

Cc. Ādi 5.45

Text

'jīva'-nāma taṭasthākhya eka śakti haya
mahā-saṅkarṣaṇa—saba jīvera āśraya

Synonyms

jīva—the living entity; nāma—named; taṭa-sthā-ākhya—known as the marginal potency; eka—one; śakti—energy; haya—is; mahā-saṅkarṣaṇa—of the name Mahā-saṅkarṣaṇa; saba—all; jīvera—of living entities; āśraya—the shelter.

Translation

There is one marginal potency, known as the jīva. Mahā-saṅkarṣaṇa is the shelter of all jīvas.