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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 7.138

The Supreme Person Is the Ultimate Truth

“Brahman, who is greater than the greatest, is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He is full in six opulences, and therefore He is the reservoir of ultimate truth and absolute knowledge.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 7.138, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The Absolute Truth is understood in three phases: impersonal Brahman, localized Paramātmā and ultimately the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
  • Impersonal Brahman and localized Paramātmā are expansions of the potency of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
  • He is complete in wealth, fame, strength, beauty, knowledge and renunciation. Possessing these six opulences, He is the ultimate truth in absolute knowledge.

Try this today

Write down the six opulences and reflect on His completeness in each.

Ask yourself

How does knowing His six opulences deepen my understanding of the Supreme Personality of Godhead?

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.

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