CC Adi 7.129 (1975)
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 129
- sarvāśraya īśvarera praṇava uddeśa
- ‘tat tvam asi’—vākya haya vedera ekadeśa
SYNONYMS
sarva-āśraya—the reservoir of everything; īśvarera—of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; praṇava—oṁkāra; uddeśa—purpose; tat tvam asi—the Vedic mantra tat tvam asi (“you are the same”); vākya—statement; haya—becomes; vedera—of the Vedic literature; eka-deśa—partial understanding.
TRANSLATION
“It is the purpose of the Supreme Personality of Godhead to present praṇava [oṁkāra] as the reservoir of all Vedic knowledge. The words ‘tat tvam asi’ are only a partial explanation of the Vedic knowledge.
PURPORT
Tat tvam asi means “you are the same spiritual identity.”