132 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta

PURPORT
This text is from Srimad-Bhagavatam (1.2.11).

TEXT 64

OA SIS oe cats w7e fasta |

GS FAS, [Sa GSA AGT 1 vs t
Suna bhdi ei sloka karaha vicara
eka mukhya-tattva, tina tahara pracara

SYNONYMS
Suna—please listen; bhdi—brothers; ei—this; Sloka—verse; karaha—please give;
vicara—consideration; eka—one; mukhya—principle; tattva—truth; tina—three;
tahara—of that; pracara— manifestations.
TRANSLATION

My dear brothers, kindly listen to the explanation of this verse and consider its
meaning: the one original entity is known in His three different features.

TEXT 65

GRAB SHAS SCBA WHA |
SM, MB, Staqe—foaq Sia wv ve |

advaya-jfiana tattva-vastu krsnera svariipa
brahma, atma, bhagavan—tina tanra riipa

SYNONYMS

advaya-jfana—knowledge without duality; tattva-vastu-the Absolute Truth;
kesnera—of Lord Krsna; sva-rapa—own nature; brahma—Brahman;datma—Paramatma;
bhagavan—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; tina—three; tanra—of Him; rapa—
forms.

TRANSLATION

Lord Krsna Himself is the one undivided Absolute Truth, the ultimate reality.
He manifests Himself in three features—as Brahman, Paramatma and Bhagavan.

PURPORT

In the verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam cited above (Bhdg. 1.2.11), the principal
word, bhagavan, indicates the Personality of Godhead, and Brahman and Paramatma
are concomitants deducted from the Absolute Personality, as a government and its
ministers are deductions from the supreme executive head. In other words, the
