Bhagavān means the Supreme Personality of Godhead, full with all opulences. That is called Bhagavān. Generally in India we speak, bhāgyavān. Bhāgyavān means one who has got opulences. So Bhagavān means one who is full in opulences—in wealth, in strength, in influence, in beauty, in education, in renunciation. In these six ways, when one is opulent fully then he can be called Bhagavān. Partially, if one is very opulent, sometimes he is also called Bhagavān, but real Bhagavān, according to śāstra, is Kṛṣṇa. Kṛṣṇas tu bhagavān svayam. Others, they may possess some of the opulences, not in full, partially. Just like Nārada Muni or Lord Brahmā, Lord Śiva. They are also sometimes called Bhagavān. But real Bhagavān is Kṛṣṇa. Kṛṣṇas tu bhagavān svayam. Ete cāṁśa-kalāḥ puṁsaḥ kṛṣṇas tu bhagavān svayam (SB 1.3.28).
Full of all opulences (Lectures, Conv and Letters)
Expressions researched:
"all opulences and perfections in full"
|"all opulences in full"
|"full in all opulences"
|"full of all opulence"
|"full of all opulences"
|"full of knowledge, power and all opulence"
|"full potency, including all opulences"
|"full with all opulences"
|"full with all these opulences"
|"full with opulence, all opulence"
|"full, all the opulences"
|"in full all these opulences"
Lectures
Bhagavad-gita As It Is Lectures
Bhagavān means the Supreme Personality of Godhead, full with all opulences. That is called Bhagavān.
Lecture on BG 2.1-11 -- Johannesburg, October 17, 1975: Page Title: | Full of all opulences (Lectures, Conv and Letters) |
Compiler: | Labangalatika, Serene |
Created: | 13 of May, 2010 |
Totals by Section: | BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=20, Con=2, Let=1 |
No. of Quotes: | 23 |