Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam ( Canto 1, Ch 2, Text 11,12)
वदन्ति तत्तत्त्वविदस्तत्त्वंयज्ज्ञानमद्वयम्
ब्रह्मेति परमात्मेति भगवानितिशब्द्यते ॥ १.२.११ ॥
vadanti tat tattva-vidas
tattvaṁ yaj jñānam advayam
brahmeti paramātmeti
bhagavān iti śabdyate
Synonyms
vadanti — they say; tat — that; tattva-vidaḥ — the learned souls; tattvam — the Absolute Truth; yat — which; jñānam — knowledge; advayam — nondual; brahma iti — known as Brahman; paramātmā iti — known as Paramātmā; bhagavān iti— known as Bhagavān; śabdyate — it so sounded.
Translation
Learned transcendentalists who know the Absolute Truth call this nondual substance Brahman, Paramātmā or Bhagavān.
तच्छ्रद्दधाना मुनयोज्ञानवैराग्ययुक्तया
पश्यन्त्यात्मनि चात्मानं भक्त्याश्रुतगृहीतया ॥ १.२.१२ ॥
tac chraddadhānā munayo
jñāna-vairāgya-yuktayā
paśyanty ātmani cātmānaṁ
bhaktyā śruta-gṛhītayā
Synonyms
tat — that; śraddadhānāḥ — seriously inquisitive; munayaḥ — sages; jñāna — knowledge; vairāgya — detachment; yuktayā — well equipped with; paśyanti — see; ātmani — within himself; ca — and; ātmānam — the Paramātmā; bhaktyā— in devotional service; śruta — the Vedas; gṛhītayā — well received.
Translation
The seriously inquisitive student or sage, well equipped with knowledge and detachment, realizes that Absolute Truth by rendering devotional service in terms of what he has heard from the Vedānta-śruti.
Hare Krishna
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