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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 24.150

One Word Indicates Six Persons

“Therefore there is no need to repeat the word ‘ātmārāma.’ One is sufficient, and that one word indicates six persons.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 24.150, translation

What the purport teaches

  • There is no need to repeat the word ‘ātmārāma.’
  • One occurrence of the word is sufficient.
  • That one word indicates six persons, referring to the six kinds of ātmārāmas already described.

Try this today

Return to the list of six kinds and read it once while keeping the single word ‘ātmārāma’ in mind.

Ask yourself

When I read ‘ātmārāma’ here, do I remember all six kinds it includes?

Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.

The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.

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