Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 24.225
Small Words Carry Distinct Meanings
“The word ‘ca’ can also be used to indicate the certainty that only saintly persons are engaged in rendering devotional service to Kṛṣṇa. In the combination ‘ātmārāmā api,’ ‘api’ is used in the sense of censure.
What the purport teaches
- The word ‘ca’ can indicate certainty: only saintly persons render devotional service to Kṛṣṇa.
- In the combination ‘ātmārāmā api,’ the word ‘api’ is used in the sense of censure.
- These explanations show how the meaning of a word depends on its use in a particular combination.
Try this today
Read the translation slowly and note the meaning given for ‘ca’ and for ‘api.’
Ask yourself
How can attending carefully to individual words help me understand this teaching?
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.