CC Madhya 25.54

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

Madhya-līlā 25.53 - Madhya-līlā 25.55

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

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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