| Madhya-līlā | Chapter 20: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Sanātana Gosvāmī in the Science of the Absolute Truth |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Madhya 20.399
śreshtha-madhyādibhih śabdair
SYNONYMS
harih — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; pūrna-tamah — most complete; pūrna-tarah — more complete; pūrnah — complete; iti — thus; tridhā — three stages; śreshtha — best; madhya-ādibhih — middle, etc.; śabdaih — by the words; nātye — in books on dramatics; yah — who; paripathyate — is proclaimed.
TRANSLATION
"'This is stated in the dramatic literatures as "perfect," "more perfect" and "most perfect." Thus Lord Krishna manifests Himself in three ways — perfect, more perfect and most perfect.
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