CC Madhya 25.132 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 25: How All the Residents of Vārāṇasī Became Vaiṣṇavas
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.
TEXT 132
- vadanti tat tattva-vidas
- tattvaṁ yaj jñānam advayam
- brahmeti paramātmeti
- bhagavān iti śabdyate
SYNONYMS
vadanti—they say; tat—that; tattva-vidaḥ—those who know the Absolute Truth; tattvam—the ultimate goal; yat—which; jñānam advayam—identical knowledge; brahma iti—as the impersonal Brahman; paramātmā iti—as the Supersoul; bhagavān iti—as the Supreme Personality of Godhead; śabdyate—it is described.
TRANSLATION
“‘The Absolute Truth is known by the self-realized souls as a unified identity known by different names—impersonal Brahman, localized Paramātmā, and Bhagavān, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.’
PURPORT
This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (SB 1.2.11). For an explanation see Adi-līlā, Chapter 2, text 11.