Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 24.298
One Word Holds Fifty-Eight Meanings
“When all the ca-kāras, or additions of the word ‘ca,’ are taken away, fifty-eight different meanings can still be understood by the one word ‘ātmārāma.’
What the purport teaches
- The ca-kāras are additions of the word ‘ca.’
- Even when all these additions are taken away, fifty-eight different meanings remain.
- These meanings can still be understood through the one word ‘ātmārāma.’
Try this today
Write down ‘ātmārāma’ and note beside it that fifty-eight meanings remain without the additions of ‘ca.’
Ask yourself
How does this explanation invite me to read the word ‘ātmārāma’ 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.