Ādi-līlā | Chapter 5: The Glories Of Lord Nityānanda Balarāma |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Ādi 5.77
viṣṇos tu trīṇi rūpāṇi
puruṣākhyāny atho viduḥ
ekaḿ tu mahataḥ sraṣṭṛ
dvitīyaḿ tv aṇḍa-saḿsthitam
tṛtīyaḿ sarva-bhūta-sthaḿ
tāni jñātvā vimucyate
SYNONYMS
viṣṇoḥ — of Lord Viṣṇu; tu — certainly; trīṇi — three; rūpāṇi — forms; puruṣa-ākhyāni — celebrated as the puruṣa; atho — how; viduḥ — they know; ekam — one of them; tu — but; mahataḥ sraṣṭṛ — the creator of the total material energy; dvitīyam — the second; tu — but; aṇḍa-saḿsthitam — situated within the universe; tṛtīyam — the third; sarva-bhūta-stham — within the hearts of all living entities; tāni — these three; jñātvā — knowing; vimucyate — one becomes liberated.
TRANSLATION
"Viṣṇu has three forms called puruṣas. The first, Mahā-Viṣṇu, is the creator of the total material energy [mahat], the second is Garbhodaśāyī, who is situated within each universe, and the third is Kṣīrodaśāyī, 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-bhāgavatāmṛta (Pūrva 2.9), where it has been quoted from the Sātvata-tantra.
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