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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Madhya 20.251
SYNONYMS
vishnoh — of Lord Vishnu; tu — certainly; trīni — three; rūpāni — forms; purusha-ākhyāni — celebrated as the purushas; atho — how; viduh — they know; ekam — one of them; tu — but; mahatah srashtri — the creator of the total material energy; dvitīyam — the second; tu — but; anda-samsthitam — situated within the universe; tritīyam — the third; sarva-bhūta-stham — within the hearts of all living entities; tāni — these three; jñātvā — knowing; vimucyate — one becomes liberated.
TRANSLATION
"'Vishnu has three forms called purushas. The first, Mahā-Vishnu, is the creator of the total material energy [mahat], the second is Garbhodaśāyī, who is situated within each universe, and the third is Kshīrodaśāyī, who lives in the heart of every living being. He who knows these three becomes liberated from the clutches of māyā.'
PURPORT
This verse appears in the Laghu-bhāgavatāmrita (Pūrva-khanda 33), where it has been quoted from the Sātvata-tantra.
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