Text 72] Explanations of the Atmarama Verse 117
SYNONYMS
ei ta’—this; ekadasa—eleven; padera—of the words; artha-nirnaya—dem-
onstration of import; ebe—now; sloka-artha—the total meaning of the verse;
kari—let Me do; yatha—as much as; ye—which; lagaya—applicable.
TRANSiATION
“| have now described the different meanings of the eleven separate words.
Now let Me give the complete meaning of the sloka, as it is applied in
different places.
TEXT 71
‘qa “CHA BY—SE H4-qeas |
rat Has wey’ ails atta wa 45 I
‘brahma’ sabdera artha——tattva sarva-brhattama
svartipa aisvarya kari’ nahi yanra sama
SYNONYMS
brahma—brahma; sabdera artha—the meaning of the word; tattva—the truth;
sarva-brhat-tama—summum bonum among the relative truths; sva-rdpa—the
original identity; aisvarya—opulence; kari’—accepting; nahi—not; yanra—
whose; sama—equal.
TRANSLATION
“The word brahma indicates the summum bonum, the Absolute Truth,
which is greater than all other truths. It is the original identity, and there can
be no truth equal to that Absolute Truth.
TEXT 72
JEUTRSITS VHA aA fag |
BLY ANC AAPA CathaifSarifastags Wa 0
brhattvad brmhanatvac ca
tad brahma paramam viduh
tasmai namas te sarvatman
yogi-cintyavikdravat
SYNONYMS
brhattvat —because of being all-pervasive; brmhanatvat —because of increasing
unlimitedly; ca—and; tat—that; brahma—Absolute Truth; paramam—the
