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in  Bhagavad-gītā  and throughout the Vedic literature. In the  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  the same Supreme Personality of Godhead Kṛṣṇa is described as Nandasuta, the son of King Nanda. Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī says that Nandasuta has again appeared as Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu because the conclusion of the Vedic literature is that there is no difference between Lord Kṛṣṇa and Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu. This the author will prove. If it is thus proved that Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the origin of all  tattvas  (truths), namely, Brahman, Paramātmā and Bhagavān, and that there is no difference between Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, it will not be difficult to understand that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is also the same origin of all  tattvas . The same Absolute Truth, as He is revealed to students of different realizations, is called Brahman, Paramātmā and Bhagavān.
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প্রকাশবিশেষে তেঁহ ধরে তিন নাম।
ত্রুদ, পরমাত্মা আর স্বয়ং-ভগবান্ ॥ ১০ ॥
prakāśa-viśeṣe teṅha dhare tina nāma brahma, paramātmā āra svayaṁ-bhagavān
SYNONYMS
prakāśa —of manifestation;  viśeṣe —in variety;  teṅha —He;  dhare —holds;  tina —three;  nāma —names;  brahma —Brahman;  paramātmā —Paramātmā (Supersoul);  āra —and;  svayaṁ —Himself;  bhagavān —the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
TRANSLATION
In terms of His various manifestations, He is known in three features, called the impersonal Brahman, the localized Paramātmā and the original Personality of Godhead.
PURPORT
Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī has explained the word  bhagavān  in his  Bhagavat-sandarbha . The Personality of Godhead, being full of all conceivable and inconceivable potencies, is the absolute Supreme Whole. Impersonal Brahman is a partial manifestation of the Absolute Truth realized in the absence of such complete potencies. The first syllable of the word  bhagavān  is  bha , which means “sustainer” and “protector.” The next letter,  ga , means “leader,” “pusher” and “creator.”  Va  means “dwelling” (all living beings dwell in the Supreme Lord, and the Supreme Lord dwells within the heart of every living being). Combining all these concepts, the word  bhagavān  carries the import of inconceivable potency in knowledge, energy, strength, opulence, power and influence, devoid of all varieties of inferiority. Without such inconceivable potencies, one cannot fully sustain or protect. Our modern civilization is sustained by scientific arrangements devised by many great scientific brains. We