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CC Adi 7.129 (1975)



His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 129

sarvāśraya īśvarera praṇava uddeśa
'tat tvam asi'--vākya haya vedera ekadeśa


SYNONYMS

sarva-āśraya—the reservoir of everything; īśvarera—of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; praṇava—oṁkāra; uddeśa—purpose; tat tvam asi—the Vedic mantra tat tvam asi ("you are the same"); vākya—statement; haya—becomes; vedera—of the Vedic literature; eka-deśa—partial understanding.


TRANSLATION

"It is the purpose of the Supreme Personality of Godhead to present praṇava [oṁkāra] as the reservoir of all Vedic knowledge. The words tat tvam asi are only a partial explanation of the Vedic knowledge.


PURPORT

Tat tvam asi means "you are the same spiritual identity."