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hariḥ pūrṇatamaḥ pūrṇa-
taraḥ pūrṇa iti tridhā
śreṣṭha-madhyādibhiḥ śabdair
nāṭye yaḥ paripaṭhyate
Synonyms
hariḥ—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; purna-tamah—most complete; purna-tarah—more complete; purnah—complete; iti—thus; tri-dhā—three stages; srestha—best; madhya-ādibhiḥ—middle, etc.; śabdaiḥ—by the words; nāṭye—in books on dramatics; yah—who; paripaṭhyate—is proclaimed. ¶
Translation
“ ‘This is stated in the dramatic literatures as “perfect,” “more perfect,” and “most perfect.” Thus Lord Kṛṣṇa manifests Himself in three ways-perfect, more perfect and most perfect. ¶