CC Adi 7.129

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā, Chapter 7: Lord Caitanya in Five Features

CC Adi 7.128

CC Adi 7.130

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

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.”