In Vaisnavism Vishnu, or his intimate ontological form of Krishna, is equated to the personal absolute God of the Western traditions. Aspects of Krishna as svayam bhagavan in original Absolute Truth, sat chit ananda, are understood originating from three essential attributes of Krishna's form, i.e., eternal existence or , related to the brahman aspect; knowledge or chit, to the paramatman; and bliss or ananda in Sanskrit, to bhagavan.