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Brahma Means the Supreme Personality of Godhead

“The proper meaning of the word ‘brahma’ is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is one without a second and without whom nothing else exists.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 24.73, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The proper meaning of the word ‘brahma’ is the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
  • He is one without a second. Nothing exists independently of Him.
  • In the surrounding verses, this Supreme Personality of Godhead is identified as Lord Kṛṣṇa.

Try this today

Read the translation slowly, then write its meaning in one simple sentence.

Ask yourself

How does this meaning of ‘brahma’ deepen your understanding of the Supreme?

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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