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| Adi-lila | Chapter 5: The Glories Of Lord Nityananda Balarama |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Sri Caitanya Caritamrita Adi 5.77
SYNONYMS
vishnoh -- of Lord Vishnu; tu -- certainly; trini -- three; rupani -- forms; purusha-akhyani -- celebrated as the purusha; atho -- how; viduh -- they know; ekam -- one of them; tu -- but; mahatah srashtri -- the creator of the total material energy; dvitiyam -- the second; tu -- but; anda-samsthitam -- situated within the universe; tritiyam -- the third; sarva-bhuta-stham -- within the hearts of all living entities; tani -- these three; jnatva -- knowing; vimucyate -- one becomes liberated.
TRANSLATION
"Vishnu has three forms called purushas. The first, Maha-Vishnu, is the creator of the total material energy [mahat], the second is Garbhodasayi, who is situated within each universe, and the third is Kshirodasayi, who lives in the heart of every living being. He who knows these three becomes liberated from the clutches of maya."
PURPORT
This verse appears in the Laghu-bhagavatamrita (Purva 2.9), where it has been quoted from the Satvata-tantra.
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness