💡Translated from Śrī Gauḍīya Patrikā, Year 10, Issues 6, 7, and 8
The Relationship Between Kṛṣṇa and the Jīva
jīvera svarūpa haya kṛṣṇera nitya-dāsa
kṛṣṇera taṭastha-śakti bhedābheda-prakāśa
(Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya 20.108)
The inherent nature of the jīva (individual soul) is as the eternal servant of Kṛṣṇa. The marginal potency of