# Cc. Madhya 19.142 ## Text > sūkṣmāṇām apy ahaṁ jīvaḥ ## Synonyms *sūkṣmāṇām*—of the minute particles; *api*—certainly; *aham*—I; *jīvaḥ*—the living entity. ## Translation **“ 'Among minute particles, I am the living entity.'** ## Purport The living entity is one with and different from the Supreme Personality of Godhead. As spirit soul, the living entity is one in quality with the Supreme Lord; however, the Supreme Lord is bigger than the biggest, and the living entity is the smallest of the small. This quote is the third *pada* of a verse from *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam* (11.16.11).