Ādi-līlā

Chapter 7: Lord Caitanya in Five Features

Verse 111 of 165
Cc Ādi 7.111

ঽব্রহ্মঽ শব্দে মুখ্য অর্থে কহে—ঽভগবান্ঽ চিদৈশ্বর্যপরিপূর্ণ, অনূর্ধ্বসমান

ऽब्रह्मऽ शब्दे मुख्य अर्थे कहे—ऽभगवान्ऽ चिदैश्वर्यपरिपूर्ण, अनूर्ध्वसमान

'brahma' śabde mukhya arthe kahe—'bhagavān' cid-aiśvarya-paripūrṇa, anūrdhva-samāna

Synonyms

brahmathe Absolute Truth; śabdeby this word; mukhyadirect; arthemeaning; kahesays; bhagavānthe Supreme Personality of Godhead; cit-aiśvaryaspiritual opulence; paripūrṇafull of; anūrdhvaunsurpassed by anyone; samānanot equalled by anyone..

Translation

"According to direct understanding, the Absolute Truth is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who has all spiritual opulences. No one can be equal to or greater than Him.

Purport

This statement by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is confirmed in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam:

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

"Learned transcendentalists who know the Absolute Truth call this nondual substance Brahman, Paramātmā or Bhagavān." (Bhāg. 1.2.11) The Absolute Truth is ultimately understood as Bhagavān, partially understood as Paramātmā and vaguely understood as the impersonal Brahman. Bhagavān, or the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is opulent in all excellence; no one can be equal to or greater than Him. This is also confirmed in Bhagavad-gītā, where the Lord says, mattaḥ parataraṁ nānyat kiñcid asti dhanañjaya: "O conqueror of wealth [Arjuna], there is no truth superior to Me." (Bg. 7.7) There are many other verses which prove that the Absolute Truth in the ultimate sense is understood to be the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa.

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