CC Madhya 25.54 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 25: How All the Residents of Vārāṇasī Became Vaiṣṇavas

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.

TEXT 54

’vedānta’-mate,-brahma ‘sākāra’ nirūpaṇa

’nirguṇa’ vyatireke tiṅho haya ta’ ‘saguṇa’

SYNONYMS

vedānta-mate—according to Vedānta philosophy; brahma—the Absolute Truth; sa-ākāra nirūpaṇa—established as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, a person; nirguṇa—without material qualifications; vyatireke—by indirect explanations; tiṅho—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; haya—is; ta’—indeed; sa-guṇa—fully qualified with spiritual attributes.

TRANSLATION

“According to Vedānta philosophy, the Absolute Truth is a person. When the word ‘nirguṇa’ [‘without qualities’] is used, it is to be understood that the Lord has attributes that are totally spiritual.

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