tina sādhane bhagavān tina svarūpe bhāse
brahma, paramātmā, bhagavattā, — trividha prakāśe

 tina sādhane - by these three different processes; bhagavān - the Supreme Personality of Godhead; tina - three; svarūpe - in identities; bhāse - appears; brahma - the impersonal feature; paramātmā - the localized feature; bhagavattā - and the Supreme Personality of Godhead; trividha prakāśe - three manifestations.


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“The Absolute Truth is the same, but according to the process by which one understands Him, He appears in three forms — as Brahman, Paramātmā and Bhagavān, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

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