CC Adi 1.81
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 81
- svayaṁ-rūpa kṛṣṇera kāya-vyūha—tāṅra sama
- bhakta sahite haya tāṅhāra āvaraṇa
SYNONYMS
svayam-rūpa — His own original form (two-handed Kṛṣṇa); kṛṣṇera — of Lord Kṛṣṇa; kāya-vyūha — personal expansions; tāṅra — with Him; sama — equal; bhakta — the devotees; sahite — associated with; haya — are; tāṅhāra — His; āvaraṇa — covering.
TRANSLATION
The personal associates of the primeval Lord, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, are His devotees, who are identical with Him. He is complete with His entourage of devotees.
PURPORT
Śrī Kṛṣṇa and His various personal expansions are nondifferent in potential power. These expansions are associated with further, secondary expansions, or servitor expansions, who are called devotees.