# Cc. Ādi 5.45 ## Text > 'jīva'-nāma taṭasthākhya eka śakti haya > mahā-saṅkarṣaṇa—saba jīvera āśraya ## Synonyms *jīva*—the living entity; *nāma*—named; *taṭa*-*sthā*-*ākhya*—known as the marginal potency; *eka*—one; *śakti*—energy; *haya*—is; *mahā*-*saṅkarṣaṇa*—of the name Mahā-saṅkarṣaṇa; *saba*—all; *jīvera*—of living entities; *āśraya*—the shelter. ## Translation **There is one marginal potency, known as the jīva. Mahā-saṅkarṣaṇa is the shelter of all jīvas.**