CC Madhya 25.132

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 25: How All the Residents of Vārāṇasī Became Vaiṣṇavas

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CC Madhya 25.133

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

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.