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CC Madhya 24.71

Bengali

‘ব্রহ্ম’ শব্দের অর্থ — তত্ত্ব সর্ব-বৃহত্তম ।
স্বরূপ ঐশ্বর্য করি’ নাহি যাঁর সম ॥ ৭১ ॥

Text

‘brahma’ śabdera artha — tattva sarva-bṛhattama
svarūpa aiśvarya kari’ nāhi yāṅra sama

Synonyms

brahma — brahma; śabdera artha — the meaning of the word; tattva — the truth; sarva-bṛhat-tama — the summum bonum among relative truths; svarūpa — the original identity; aiśvarya — opulence; kari’ — accepting; nāhi — not; yāṅra — whose; sama — equal.

Translation

“The word ‘brahma’ indicates the summum bonum, the Absolute Truth, which is greater than all other truths. It is the original identity, and there can be nothing equal to that Absolute Truth.