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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Ādi 7.129
sarvāśraya īśvarera pranava uddeśa
'tat tvam asi' — vākya haya vedera ekadeśa
SYNONYMS
sarva-āśraya — the reservoir of everything; īśvarera — of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; pranava — omkāra; uddeśa — purpose; tat tvam asi — the Vedic mantra tat tvam asi ("you are the same"); vākya — statement; haya — becomes; vedera — of the Vedic literature; eka-deśa — partial understanding.
TRANSLATION
"It is the purpose of the Supreme Personality of Godhead to present pranava [omkāra] as the reservoir of all Vedic knowledge. The words 'tat tvam asi' are only a partial explanation of the Vedic knowledge.
PURPORT
Tat tvam asi means "you are the same spiritual identity."
Copyright © r The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness