20.108-109
jivera ’svarupa’ haya--krsnera ’nitya-dasa’
krsnera ’tatastha-sakti’ ’bhedabheda-prakasa
suryamsa-kirana, yaiche agni-jvala-caya
svabhavika krsnera tina-prakara ’sakti’ haya
SYNONYMS
jivera—of the living entity; sva-rupa—the constitutional position; haya—is; krsnera—of Lord Krsna; nitya-dasa—eternal servant; krsnera—of Lord Krsna; tatastha—marginal; sakti—potency; bheda-abheda—one and different; prakasa—manifestation; surya-amsa—part and parcel of the sun; kirana—a ray of sunshine; yaiche—as; agni-jvala-ca ya—molecular particle of fire; svabhavika—naturally; krsnera—of Lord Krsna; tina-prakara—three varieties; sakti—energies; haya—there are "It is the living entity’s constitutional position to be an eternal servant of Krsna because he is the marginal energy of Krsna and a manifestation simultaneously one and different from the Lord, like a molecular particle of sunshine or fire.
Krsna has three varieties of energy.
PURPORT
Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura paraphrases these verses as follows: Sri Sanatana Gosvami asked Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, “Who am I?” In answer, the Lord replied, “You are a pure living entity.
You are neither the material body nor the subtle body composed of mind and intelligence.
Actually you are a spirit soul, eternal part and parcel of the Supreme Soul, Krsna.
Therefore you are His eternal servant.
You belong to Krsna’s marginal potency.
There are two worlds-the spiritual world and the material world-and you are situated between the material and spiritual potencies.
You have a relationship with both the material and spiritual worlds; therefore you are called the marginal potency.
You are related with Krsna as one and simultaneously different.
Because you are spirit soul, you are one in quality with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but because you are a very minute particle of spirit soul, you are different from the Supreme Soul.
Therefore your position is simultaneously one with and different from the Supreme Soul.
The examples given are those of the sun itself and the small particles of sunshine and of a blazing fire and the small particles of fire.” Another explanation of these verses can be found in Adi-lila (Chapter Two, verse 96).