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CC Madhya 20.374

Bengali

‘বিভূতি’ কহিয়ে যৈছে গীতা-একাদশে ।
জগৎ ব্যাপিল কৃষ্ণশক্ত্যাভাসাবেশে ॥ ৩৭৪ ॥

Text

‘vibhūti’ kahiye yaiche gītā-ekādaśe
jagat vyāpila kṛṣṇa-śakty-ābhāsāveśe

Synonyms

vibhūti — specific power; kahiye — we say; yaiche — just like; gītā — of the Bhagavad-gītā; ekādaśe — in the eleventh chapter; jagat — throughout the whole universe; vyāpila — He expanded; kṛṣṇa-śakti-ābhāsa-āveśe — by the reflection of His power.

Translation

“As explained in the eleventh chapter of the Bhagavad-gītā, Kṛṣṇa has spread Himself all over the universe in many personalities through specific powers, known as vibhūti.

Purport

The expansion of specific māyā powers is explained in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (2.7.39).