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Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu Is the Supreme Personality of Godhead

Cc Ādi 2.10
Text
prakāśa-viśeṣe teṅha dhare tina nāma
brahma, paramātmā āra svayaṁ-bhagavān
Synonyms

prakāśa-of manifestation; viśeṣe-in variety; teṅha-He; dhare-holds; tina-three; nāma-names; brahma-Brahman; paramātmā-Paramātmā (Supersoul); āra-and; svayam-Himself; bhagavān-the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Translation

In terms of His various manifestations, He is known in three features, called the impersonal Brahman, the localized Paramātmā and the original Personality of Godhead.

Purport

The living beings are not all in all. They are undoubtedly parts of the Supreme Lord and are qualitatively one with Him; yet they are subject to His control. Thus they are never equal to the Lord or one with Him. The Lord who associates with the living being is the Paramātmā, or supreme living being. No one, therefore, should view the tiny living beings and supreme living being to be on an equal level.