88 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 20

vadanti tat tattva-vidas
tattvam yaj jidnam advayam

brahmeti paramatmeti
bhagavan iti sabdyate

SYNONYMS

vadanti—they say; tat—that; tattva-vidah—learned souls; tattvam—the Ab-
solute Truth; yat—which; jAdnam—knowledge; advayam—nondual; brahma—
Brahman; iti—thus; paramatma—Paramatma; iti—thus; bhagavan—Bhagavan;
iti—thus; sabdyate—is known.

TRANSLATION

“‘ ‘Learned transcendentalists who know the Absolute Truth call this non-
dual substance Brahman, Paramatma or Bhagavan.’

PURPORT

This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (1.2.11). For an explanation, see
also Adi-lila, Chapter Two, verse 11.

Those who are interested in the impersonal Brahman effulgence which is not
different from the Supreme Personality of Godhead, can attain that goal by specu-
lative knowledge. Those who are interested in practicing mystic yoga can attain
the localized aspect of Paramatma. As stated in Bhagavad-gita, isvarah sarva-
bhatanam hrd-dese ‘rjuna tisthati: the Supreme Personality of Godhead is situated
within the heart as Paramatma. He witnesses the activities of the living entities
and gives them permission to act.

TEXT 159

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BA CAA IGCH CHTfSAN SICA i sea Nl

brahma—ariga-kanti tanra, nirvisesa prakase
strya yena carma-cakse jyotirmaya bhase

SYNONYMS

brahma—the impersonal Brahman effulgence; anga-kanti—the bodily rays;
tahra—of Him; nirvisesa—without varieties; prakase—manifestation; sdrya
yena—exactly like the sun; carma-cakse —with our ordinary material eyes; jyotih-
maya—simply effulgent; bhase—appears.
