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CC Madhya 24.74 (1975)



His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 74

vadanti tat tattva-vidas
tattvaṁ yaj jñānam advayam
brahmeti paramātmeti
bhagavān iti śabdyate


SYNONYMS

vadanti—they say; tat—that; tattva-vidaḥ—learned souls; tattvam—the Absolute Truth; yat—which; jñānam—knowledge; advayam—nondual; brahma—Brahman; iti—thus; paramātmā—Paramātmā; iti—thus; bhagavān—Bhagavān; iti—thus; śabdyate—is known.


TRANSLATION

" 'Learned transcendentalists who know the Absolute Truth say that it is nondual knowledge and is called impersonal Brahman, localized Paramātmā and the Personality of Godhead.'


PURPORT

This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (SB 1.2.11). For an explanation, see Ādi-līlā (2.11).