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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.12.9

त्वां ब्रह्म केचिदवयन्त्युत धर्ममेकेएके परं सदसतो: पुरुषं परेशम् अन्येऽवयन्ति नवशक्तियुतं परं त्वांकेचिन्महापुरुषमव्ययमात्मतन्त्रम् ॥ ९ ॥
tvāṁ brahma kecid avayanty uta dharmam eke
[tvaam brahma kechid avayanty uta dharmam eke]
eke paraṁ sad-asatoḥ puruṣaṁ pareśam
[eke param sad-asatoh purusham paresham]
anye ’vayanti nava-śakti-yutaṁ paraṁ tvāṁ
[anye ’vayanti nava-shakti-yutam param tvaam]
kecin mahā-puruṣam avyayam ātma-tantram
[kechin mahaa-purusham avyayam aatma-tantram]
Word-for-word
tvām — You brahma — the supreme truth, the Absolute Truth, Brahman kecit — some people, namely the group of Māyāvādīs known as the Vedāntists avayanti — consider uta — certainly dharmam — religion eke — some others eke — some others param — transcendental sat-asatoḥ — to both cause and effect puruṣam — the Supreme Person pareśam — the supreme controller anye — others avayanti — describe nava-śakti-yutam — endowed with nine potencies param — transcendental tvām — unto You kecit — some mahā-puruṣam — the Supreme Personality of Godhead avyayam — without loss of energy ātma-tantram — supremely independent.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tvāṁ brahma kecid avayanty uta dharmam eke
tvām
You
brahma
the supreme truth, the Absolute Truth, Brahman
kecit
some people, namely the group of Māyāvādīs known as the Vedāntists
avayanti
consider
uta
certainly
dharmam
religion
eke
some others
eke paraṁ sad-asatoḥ puruṣaṁ pareśam
eke
some others
param
transcendental
sat-asatoḥ
to both cause and effect
puruṣam
the Supreme Person
pareśam
the supreme controller
anye ’vayanti nava-śakti-yutaṁ paraṁ tvāṁ
anye
others
avayanti
describe
nava-śakti-yutam
endowed with nine potencies
param
transcendental
tvām
unto You
kecin mahā-puruṣam avyayam ātma-tantram
kecit
some
mahā-puruṣam
the Supreme Personality of Godhead
avyayam
without loss of energy
ātma-tantram
supremely independent.
Those who are known as the impersonalist Vedāntists regard You as the impersonal Brahman. Others, known as the Mīmāṁsaka philosophers, regard You as religion. The Sāṅkhya philosophers regard You as the transcendental person who is beyond prakṛti and puruṣa and who is the controller of even the demigods. The followers of the codes of devotional service known as the Pañcarātras regard You as being endowed with nine different potencies. And the Patañjala philosophers, the followers of Patañjali Muni, regard You as the supreme independent Personality of Godhead, who has no equal or superior.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Some think of you as Brahman, some think of you as dharma, some think of you as the Lord of prakṛti and puruṣa. Others think of you as the Supreme Lord, superior to māyā, endowed with nine spiritual śaktis. Others think of you as the great puruṣa, independent and indestructible. Different sages speak of you according to their opinions. The Vedantists think of you, the Supreme Lord, as Brahman. The Mīmāṣakas think of you as dharma. The Sāṅkhya philosophers think of you as superior to prakṛti and puruṣa. Others, the followers of Pañcarātraka, think of you, superior to māyā-śakti, and endowed with your nine śaktis Vimala, Utkarṣiṇī, Jñāna, Kriyā, Yogā, Prahvī, Satyā, Īśānā, and Anugrahā. The followers of Patañjali think of you as the great puruṣa.
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Personal Guidance
Impersonalists see Brahman; Mīmāṁsakas see religion; Sāṅkhyas see purusha beyond prakṛti; Pañcarātrins see nine potencies; Patañjalas see independent Personality. Different schools see different facets — Śiva names them without dismissing any.
Reflection Questions
  • Whom do I dismiss as 'wrong' when they are simply seeing a different facet of the same Lord?
  • Which facet am I currently strongest in — and which am I weakest in seeing?
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