CC Madhya 25.132
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 25: How All the Residents of Vārāṇasī Became Vaiṣṇavas
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
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.