Sutra 2
tattvam ekam evadvitiyam
tattvamthe-Absolute Truth; ekamone evain deed; advitiyam without a second.
The Absolute Truth is one without a second.
Commentary by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura
In the Chandogya Upanishad it is said:
sad eva saumyedam agra asid ekam evadvitiyam
"O gentle one, in the beginning only the Absolute Truth, who is one without a second, existed."
In the Brihad-aranyaka Upanishad it is said:
purnam adah purnam idam
purnat purnam udacyate
purnasya purnam adaya
purnam evavasisyate
"The Personality Godhead is perfect and complete, and because He is completely
perfect, all emanations from Him, such as this phenomenal world, are perfectly
equipped as complete wholes. Whatever is produced of the complete whole is also
complete in itself. Because He is the complete whole, even though so many complete units emanate from Him, He remains the complete balance."
In Srimad-Bhagavatam (2.9.33) it is said:
aham evasam evagre
nanyad yat sad asat param
pascad aham yad etac ca
yo 'vasishyeta so 'smy aham
"Brahma, it is I, the Personality of Godhead, who was existing before the creation, when there was nothing but Myself. Nor was there the material nature, the cause of this creation. That which you see now is also I, the Personality of Godhead, and after annihilation what remains will also be I, the Personality of Godhead."
In Sri Caitanya-caritamrita (Madhya 20.152), Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu says:
krishnera svarupa-vicara suna sanatana
advaya-jnana tattva vraje vrajendra-nandana
"O Sanatana, please hear about the eternal form of Lord Krishna. He is the absolute
Truth, devoid of duality but present in Vrindavana as the son of Nanda Maharaja."
Sutra 3
nityam acintya-saktikam
nityam-eternal; acintya-inconceivable; saktikam-potencies.
He has inconceivable potencies eternally.
Commentary by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura
In the Svetasvatara Upanishad it is said:
vicitra-saktih purushah purano
canyesham saktayas tadrisasyuh
eko vasi sarva-bhutantaratma
sarvan devan eka evanuvishtah
"The Supreme Lord is the oldest, the original person. His powers are inconceivable.
Everything is His potency. He is the Supreme Controller, the Supersoul in everyone's heart. He alone has entered the hearts of all the demigods."
In the Hayasirsha-pancaratra it is said:
paramatma hari-devas
tac-chaktih srir ihodita
sri-devi prakritih prokta
kesavah purushah smritah
"Lord Hari is the Supreme Personality of Godhead and the goddess of fortune is His
transcendental potency. He is the Supreme God and she the Supreme Goddess."
Srila Jiva Gosvami explains:
sarvesham bhavanam pavakasyoshnata-vad acintya-jana-gocarah saktayah santy eva. brahmanas ta sva-bhava-bhutah svarupad abhinna-saktayah.
"The Supreme Personality of Godhead has many inconceivable potencies, all
manifested from His transcendental form. As heat is not different from fire, so the
Lord's potencies are not different from the Lord Himself."
