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yad advaitam brahmopanisadi tad apy asya tanu-bha

ya atmantar-yami purusa iti so ’syamsa-vibhavah

sad-aisvaryaih purno ya iha bhagavan sa svayam ayam

na caitanyat krsnaj jagati para-tattvam param iha

SYNONYMS

yat—that which; advaitam—nondual; brahma—the impersonal Brahman; upanisadi—in the Upanisads; tat—that; api—certainly; asya—His; tanu-bha—the effulgence of His transcendental body; yah—who; atma—the Supersoul; antah-yami—indwelling Lord; purusah—supreme enjoyer; iti—thus; sah—He; asya—His; amsa-vibhavah—plenary expansion; sat-aisvaryaih—with all six opulences; purnah—full; yah—who; iha—here; bhagavan—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; sah—He; svayam—Himself; ayam—this; na—not; caitanyat—than Lord Caitanya; krsnat—than Lord Krsna; jagati—in the world; para—higher; tattvam—truth; param—another; iha—here.

What the Upanisads describe as the impersonal Brahman is but the effulgence of His body, and the Lord known as the Supersoul is but His localized plenary portion.

He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna Himself, full with six opulences.

He is the Absolute Truth, and no other truth is greater than or equal to Him.