Ādi-līlā

Chapter 2: Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Is the Supreme Personality of Godhead

Verse 24 of 120
Cc Ādi 2.24

বেদ, ভাগবত, উপনিষত্, আগম ঽপূর্ণতত্ত্বঽ যাঙ্রে কহে, নাহি যাঙ্র সম

वेद, भागवत, उपनिषत्, आगम ऽपूर्णतत्त्वऽ याङ्रे कहे, नाहि याङ्र सम

veda, bhāgavata, upaniṣat, āgama 'pūrṇa-tattva' yāṅre kahe, nāhi yāṅra sama

Synonyms

vedathe Vedas; bhāgavataŚrīmad-Bhāgavatam; upaniṣatthe Upaniṣads; āgamaother transcendental literatures; pūrṇa-tattvafull truth; yāṅreunto whom; kahethey say; nāhithere is not; yāṅrawhose; samaequal..

Translation

The Personality of Godhead is He who is described as the Absolute Whole in the Vedas, Bhāgavatam, Upaniṣads and other transcendental literatures. No one is equal to Him.

Purport

There are innumerable authoritative statements in the Vedas regarding the personal feature of the Absolute Truth. Some of them are as follows:

(1) From the Ṛk-saṁhitā (1.22.20):

tad viṣṇoḥ paramaṁ padaṁ
sadā paśyanti sūrayah
divīva cakṣurātatam

"The Personality of Godhead Viṣṇu is the Absolute Truth, whose lotus feet all the demigods are always eager to see. Like the sun-god, He pervades everything by the rays of His energy. He appears impersonal to imperfect eyes."

(2) From the Nārāyaṇātharva-śira Upaniṣad: nārāyaṇād eva samutpadyante nārāyaṇāt pravartante nārāyaṇe pralīyante. atha nityo nārāyaṇaḥ. nārāyaṇa evedaṁ sarvaṁ yad bhūtaṁ yac ca bhavyam. śuddho deva eko nārāyaṇo na dvitīyo 'sti kaścit. "It is from Nārāyaṇa only that everything is generated, by Him only that everything is maintained, and in Him only that everything is annihilated. Therefore Nārāyaṇa is eternally existing. Everything that exists now or will be created in the future is nothing but Nārāyaṇa, who is the unadulterated Deity. There is only Nārāyaṇa and nothing else."

(3) From the Nārāyaṇa Upaniṣad: yataḥ prasūtā jagataḥ prasūtā. "Nārāyaṇa is the source from whom all the universes emanate."

(4) From the Hayaśīrṣa-pañcarātra: paramātmā harir devaḥ. "Hari is the Supreme Lord."

(5) From the Bhāgavatam (11.3.34-35):

nārāyaṇābhidhānasya
brahmaṇaḥ paramātmanaḥ
niṣṭhām arhatha no vaktuṁ
yūyaṁ hi brahma-vittamāḥ

"O best of the brāhmaṇas, please tell us of the position of Nārāyaṇa, who is also known as Brahman and Paramātmā."

sthity-udbhava-pralaya-hetur ahetur asya
yat svapna-jāgara-suṣuptiṣu sad bahiś ca
dehendriyāsu-hṛdayāni caranti yena
sañjīvitāni tad avehi paraṁ narendra

"O King, know Him who is causeless and yet is the cause of creation, maintenance and annihilation. He exists in the three states of consciousness—namely waking, dreaming and deep sleep—as well as beyond them. He enlivens the body, the senses, the breath of life, and the heart, and thus they move. Know Him to be supreme."

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