CC Madhya 25.54
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 25: How All the Residents of Vārāṇasī Became Vaiṣṇavas
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 54
- 'vedānta'-mate,-brahma 'sākāra' nirūpaṇa
- 'nirguṇa' vyatireke tiṅho haya ta' 'saguṇa'
SYNONYMS
vedānta-mate — according to Vedānta philosophy; brahma — the Absolute Truth; sa-ākāra nirūpaṇa — established as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, a person; nirguṇa — without material qualifications; vyatireke — by indirect explanations; tiṅho — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; haya — is; ta — indeed; sa-guṇa — fully qualified with spiritual attributes.
TRANSLATION
"According to Vedānta philosophy, the Absolute Truth is a person. When the word 'nirguṇa' ['without qualities'] is used, it is to be understood that the Lord has attributes that are totally spiritual.