Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 25.132
One Absolute Truth, Different Names
“ ‘The Absolute Truth is known by the self-realized souls as a unified identity known by different names — impersonal Brahman, localized Paramātmā, and Bhagavān, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.’
What the purport teaches
- Self-realized souls know the Absolute Truth as a unified identity.
- This one Absolute Truth is known as impersonal Brahman and localized Paramātmā.
- The Absolute Truth is also known as Bhagavān, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Try this today
Write Brahman, Paramātmā, and Bhagavān with their descriptions from the verse, noting that they name one Absolute Truth.
Ask yourself
How does the phrase “unified identity” help you understand these different names?
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.