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Chapter 25: How All the Residents of Vārāṇasī Became Vaiṣṇavas

Verse 132 of 282
Cc Madhya 25.132

বদন্তি তত্তত্ত্ববিদস্তত্ত্বং যজ্জ্ঞানমদ্বযম্ ব্রহ্মেতি পরমাত্মেতি ভগবানিতি শব্দ্যতে

वदन्ति तत्तत्त्वविदस्तत्त्वं यज्ज्ञानमद्वयम् ब्रह्मेति परमात्मेति भगवानिति शब्द्यते

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 (1.2.11).

Verse 132 of 282