Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Ādi 7.129

sarvāśraya īśvarera praṇava uddeśa

'tat tvam asi' — vākya haya vedera ekadeśa

SYNONYMS

sarva-āśraya — the reservoir of everything; īśvarera — of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; praṇava — oḿkāra; 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 praṇava [oḿkāra] 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."

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