Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 24.153
Careful Explanation Reveals Seven Meanings
“ ‘Api’ added to the word ‘nirgranthāḥ’ is used for exposition. Thus I have tried to clarify seven meanings [of the ātmārāma verse].
What the purport teaches
- The word ‘api’ is added to ‘nirgranthāḥ’ for exposition—that is, to explain the meaning.
- Seven meanings of the ātmārāma verse have thus been clarified.
- The discussion next considers yogīs who worship the Supersoul within themselves as another application of the word ātmārāma.
Try this today
Reread the translation slowly and note the explanatory role of ‘api’.
Ask yourself
How might paying attention to a small word help me understand a teaching more carefully?
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.