CC Madhya 20.399 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 20: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Sanātana Gosvāmī in the Science of the Absolute Truth
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 399
- hariḥ pūrṇatamaḥ pūrṇa-
- taraḥ pūrṇa iti tridhā
- śreṣṭha-madhyādibhiḥ śabdair
- nāṭye yaḥ paripaṭhyate
SYNONYMS
hariḥ—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; pūrṇa-tamaḥ—most complete; pūrṇa-taraḥ—more complete; pūrṇaḥ—complete; iti—thus; tri-dhā—three stages; śreṣṭha—best; madhya-ādibhiḥ—middle, etc.; śabdaiḥ—by the words; nāṭye—in books on dramatics; yaḥ—who; paripaṭhyate—is proclaimed.
TRANSLATION
" 'This is stated in the dramatic literatures as "perfect," "more perfect," and "most perfect." Thus Lord Kṛṣṇa manifests Himself in three ways-perfect, more perfect and most perfect.