The term 'Godhead'

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Mr. Abdul Sattar Daugupta writes:

 

> > Kindly define word 'Godhead' as used by you. Does it occur in your

> > scriptures? Please quote related vedic text if there is any.

> >

> > Abdul Sattar Daudpota

 

Bhakta Jan Prabhu writes:

 

> The word "Godhead" is one of the typical words used by ISKCON's

> founder-acarya A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada in his books,

> translations and commentaries of Vedic scriptures.

 

The word 'Godhead' means the Supreme Abode of the Lord which is described in

the follwing verse from the Rk-samhita:

 

Rk-samhita 1.22.20

 

om tad visnoh paramam padam sada

pasyanti surayo diviva caksur atatam

tad vipraso vipanyavo jagrvamsah

samindhate visnor yat paramam padam

 

om-invocation; tad-that; visnoh-of Lord Visnu; paramam-the supreme;

padam-abode; sada-always; pasyanti-they see; surayah-the devotees;

diviva-divine; caksuh-the eye; atatam-the sun's rays; tad-that; viprasah-the

brahmanas; vipanyavah-the praise worthy; jagrvamsah-spiritually awake;

samindhate-they reveal; visnoh-of Visnu; yat-whose; paramam-supreme;

padam-abode.

 

The Supreme Abode of Lord Visnu is the supreme objective of the devotees who

are able to see it only with transcendental vision. This abode of the Lord

is as enlightening as the sun in the sky and is realized by those learned &

praiseworthy people who are constantly spiritually awake.

 

Yours in the service of Lord Shri Krishna,

Nayana-ranjana Dasa