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Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu Is the Supreme Personality of Godhead

Cc Ādi 2.18
Text
ātmāntaryāmī yāṅre yoga-śāstre kaya
seha govindera aṁśa vibhūti ye haya
Synonyms

ātmā antaḥ-yāmī-in-dwelling Supersoul; yāṅre-who; yoga-śāstre-in the scriptures of yoga; kaya-is spoken; seha-that; govindera-of Govinda; aṁśa-plenary portion; vibhūti-expansion; ye-which; haya-is.

Translation

He who is described in the yoga-śāstras as the indwelling Supersoul [ātmā antar-yāmī] is also a plenary portion of Govinda's personal expansion.

Purport

One of the expansions of Mahā-Viṣṇu is Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, the Supersoul within every living entity. As the Supersoul of the total aggregate of living entities, or the second puruṣa, He is known as Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu. As the creator or original cause of innumerable universes, or the first puruṣa, who is lying on the Causal Ocean, He is called Mahā-Viṣṇu. The three puruṣas direct the affairs of the material world.