Adi-lila, Chapter 7 97

SYNONYMS

brahma—the Absolute Truth; sabde—by this word; mukhya—direct; arthe—mean-
ing; Rahe—says; bhagavan—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; cit-aisvarya—
spiritual opulence; paripurna—full of; anurdhva—unsurpassed by anyone; samana—
not equalled by anyone.

TRANSLATION

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

PURPORT

This statement by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is confirmed in the Srimad-
Bhagavatam:

vadanti tat tattva-vidas
tattvam yaj jhanam advayam
brahmeti paramatmeti
bhagavan iti sabdyate

“Learned transcendentalists who know the Absolute Truth call this nondual sub-
stance Brahman, Paramatma or Bhagavan.”’ (Bhag. 1.2.11) The Absolute Truth is
ultimately understood as Bhagavan, partially understood as Paramatma and
vaguely understood as the impersonal Brahman. Bhagavan, or the Supreme Person-
ality of Godhead, is opulent in all excellence; no one can be equal to or greater than
Him. This is also confirmed in Bhagavad-gita, where the Lord says, mattah
parataram nanyat kifcid asti dhanafjaya: ‘‘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 Person-
ality of Godhead, Krsna.

TEXT 112

Stata fagis, caz,—Ha fowtsra |
foraeis wieatta’ Sica sce ‘fatatsta’ ti dd2 I

tanhara vibhuti, deha,—saba cid-akara
cid-vibhuti acchadi’ tanre kahe ‘nirakara’

SYNONYMS

tanhara—His (the Supreme Personality of Godhead’s); vibhuti—spiritual power;
deha—body; saba—everything; cit-akara—spiritual form; cit-vibhuti—spiritual opu-
lence; acchadi’—covering; tamre—Him; kahe—said; nirakara—without form.
