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Thirteen Meanings of Ātmārāma
“The word ‘ahaitukī’ is always applicable to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Urukrama. In this way I have described thirteen complete meanings [of the ātmārāma verse].
What the purport teaches
- The word ‘ahaitukī’ is always applicable to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Urukrama. Thirteen complete meanings of the ātmārāma verse have now been described.
- The meanings of ātmārāma include the neophyte performer, those absorbed in or perfected in Brahman, those seeking or attaining liberation, and the completely liberated saint.
- They also include yogīs seeking, reaching, or attaining perfection through meditation on the Viṣṇu form or through impersonal meditation.
Try this today
Choose two meanings of ātmārāma from the purport and write their definitions in your own words.
Ask yourself
What do you notice about the range of spiritual practitioners included in these thirteen meanings?
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.