Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Ādi 2.24

veda, bhāgavata, upaniṣat, āgama

'pūrṇa-tattva' yāńre kahe, nāhi yāńra sama

SYNONYMS

veda — the Vedas; bhāgavata — Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam; upaniṣat — the Upaniṣads; āgama — other transcendental literatures; pūrṇa-tattva — full truth; yāńre — unto whom; kahe — they say; nāhi — there is not; yāńra — whose; sama — equal.

TRANSLATION

The Personality of Godhead is He who is described as the Absolute Whole in the Vedas, Bhāgavatam, Upaniṣads and other transcendental literatures. No one is equal to Him.

PURPORT

There are innumerable authoritative statements in the Vedas regarding the personal feature of the Absolute Truth. Some of them are as follows:

(1) From the Ṛk-saḿhitā (1.22.20):

tad viṣṇoḥ paramaḿ padaḿ sadā paśyanti sūrayaḥ

divīva cakṣur ātatam

"The Personality of Godhead Viṣṇu is the Absolute Truth, whose lotus feet all the demigods are always eager to see. Like the sun-god, He pervades everything by the rays of His energy. He appears impersonal to imperfect eyes."

(2) From the Nārāyaṇātharva-śira Upaniṣad (1-2): nārāyaṇād eva samutpadyante nārāyaṇāt pravartante nārāyaṇe pralīyante. . . . atha nityo nārāyaṇah. . . . nārāyaṇa evedaḿ sarvaḿ yad bhūtaḿ yac ca bhavyam. . . . śuddho deva eko nārāyaṇo na dvitīyo 'sti kaścit. "It is from Nārāyaṇa only that everything is generated, by Him only that everything is maintained, and in Him only that everything is annihilated. Therefore Nārāyaṇa is eternally existing. Everything that exists now or will be created in the future is nothing but Nārāyaṇa, who is the unadulterated Deity. There is only Nārāyaṇa and nothing else."

(3) From the Nārāyaṇa Upaniṣad (1.4): yataḥ prasūtā jagataḥ prasūtī. "Nārāyaṇa is the source from whom all the universes emanate."

(4) From the Hayaśīrṣa Pañcarātra: paramātmā harir devaḥ. "Hari is the Supreme Lord."

(5) From Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (11.3.34-35):

nārāyaṇābhidhānasya

brahmaṇaḥ paramātmanaḥ

niṣṭhām arhatha no vaktuḿ

yūyaḿ hi brahma-vittamāḥ

"O best of the brāhmaṇas, please tell us of the position of Nārāyaṇa, who is also known as Brahman and Paramātmā."

sthity-udbhava-pralaya-hetur ahetur asya

yat svapna-jāgara-suṣuptiṣu sad bahiś ca

dehendriyāsu-hṛdayāni caranti yena

sañjīvitāni tad avehi paraḿ narendra

"O King, know Him who is causeless and yet is the cause of creation, maintenance and annihilation. He exists in the three states of consciousness — namely waking, dreaming and deep sleep — as well as beyond them. He enlivens the body, the senses, the breath of life, and the heart, and thus they move. Know Him to be supreme."

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