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The Liberation of Sārvabhauma Bhattācārya
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‘apādāna,’ ‘karaṇa,’ ‘adhikaraṇa’-kāraka tina bhagavānera saviśeṣe ei tina cihna
SYNONYMS
apādāna —ablative;  karaṇa —instrumental;  adhikaraṇa —locative;  kāraka —cases;  tina —three;  bhagavānera —of the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  saviśeṣa —in the personality;  ei —these;  tina —three;  cihna —symptoms.
TRANSLATION
“The personal features of the Supreme Personality of Godhead are categorized in three cases—namely, ablative, instrumental and locative.”
PURPORT
Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura states in his  Amṛta-pravāha-bhāṣya  that according to the injunction of the  Upaniṣads  (“the Supreme Absolute Truth is He from whom everything emanates”), it is understood that the whole cosmic manifestation emanated from Brahman, the Supreme Absolute Truth. The creation subsists by the energy of the Supreme Brahman and, after annihilation, merges into the Supreme Brahman. From this we can understand that the Absolute Truth can be categorized in three cases—ablative, instrumental and locative. According to these three cases, the Absolute Truth is positively personified. In this connection, Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī quotes the  Aitareya Upaniṣad  (1.1.1):
ātmā vā idam eka evāgra āsīn nānyat kiñcanam īşat sa īkşata lokān nu srjā iti.
Տույնկարկ, ուր էին հնչեղձնագազ Արքույֆամ (4.9) it is stated:: Այն է արքույֆամ (4.9) it is stated::
chandāṁsi yajñāḥ kratavo vratāni  
 bhūtaṁ bhavyaṁ yac ca vedā vadanti  
 yasmān māyī sṛjate viśvam etat  
 tasmiṁś cānyo māyayā sanniruddhaḥ
And in the  Taittiriya   Upaniṣad  (3.1.1)::::::
yato vā imāni bhūtāni jāyante, yena jātāni jīvanti, yat prayanty abhisaṁviśanti, tad vijijñāsasva, tad brahma.