Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Ādi 1.3

yad advaitam brahmopanishadi tad apy asya tanu-bhā

ya ātmāntar-yāmī purusha iti so 'syāmśa-vibhavah

shad-aiśvaryaih pūrno ya iha bhagavān sa svayam ayam

na caitanyāt krshnāj jagati para-tattvam param iha

SYNONYMS

yat — that which; advaitam — nondual; brahma — the impersonal Brahman; upanishadi — in the Upanishads; tat — that; api — certainly; asya — His; tanu-bhā — the effulgence of His transcendental body; yah — who; ātmā — the Supersoul; antah-yāmī — indwelling Lord; purushah — supreme enjoyer; iti — thus; sah — He; asya — His; amśa-vibhavah — plenary expansion; shat-aiśvaryaih — with all six opulences; pūrnah — full; yah — who; iha — here; bhagavān — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; sah — He; svayam — Himself; ayam — this; na — not; caitanyāt — than Lord Caitanya; krishnāt — than Lord Krishna; jagati — in the world; para — higher; tattvam — truth; param — another; iha — here.

TRANSLATION

What the Upanishads describe as the impersonal Brahman is but the effulgence of His body, and the Lord known as the Supersoul is but His localized plenary portion. Lord Caitanya is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krishna Himself, full with six opulences. He is the Absolute Truth, and no other truth is greater than or equal to Him.

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