CC Madhya 24.80
TEXT 80
tina sādhane bhagavān tina svarūpe bhāse
brahma, paramātmā, bhagavattā,—trividha prakāśe
SYNONYMS
tina sādhane—by these three different processes; bhagavān—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; tina—three; svarūpe—in identities; bhāse—appears; brahma—the impersonal feature; paramātmā—the localized feature; bhagavattā—and the Supreme Personality of Godhead; trividha prakāśe—three manifestations.
TRANSLATION
“The Absolute Truth is the same, but according to the process by which one understands Him, He appears in three forms—as Brahman, Paramātmā and Bhagavān, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.