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CC Madhya 20.399 (1975)



His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 399

hariḥ pūrṇatamaḥ pūrṇa-
taraḥ pūrṇa iti tridhā
śreṣṭha-madhyādibhiḥ śabdair
nāṭye yaḥ paripaṭhyate


SYNONYMS

hariḥ—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; pūrṇa-tamaḥ—most complete; pūrṇa-taraḥ—more complete; pūrṇaḥ—complete; iti—thus; tri-dhā—three stages; śreṣṭha—best; madhya-ādibhiḥ—middle, etc.; śabdaiḥ—by the words; nāṭye—in books on dramatics; yaḥ—who; paripaṭhyate—is proclaimed.


TRANSLATION

" 'This is stated in the dramatic literatures as "perfect," "more perfect," and "most perfect." Thus Lord Kṛṣṇa manifests Himself in three ways-perfect, more perfect and most perfect.