Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 2.65
One Absolute Truth in Three Features
“Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself is the one undivided Absolute Truth, the ultimate reality. He manifests Himself in three features — as Brahman, Paramātmā and Bhagavān.”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself is the one undivided Absolute Truth, the ultimate reality.
- Bhagavān indicates the Personality of Godhead. Brahman and Paramātmā are features understood from that Absolute Personality.
- Śrī Kṛṣṇa manifests as Brahman, Paramātmā and Bhagavān. These three features are identical, though the Personality of Godhead is the principal truth.
Try this today
Write the names Brahman, Paramātmā and Bhagavān, and note that they are three features of the one Absolute Truth, Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
How does understanding one Absolute Truth help me relate these three features?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.