Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 24.301
Great Sages Also Serve Lord Kṛṣṇa
“After uttering the word ‘ātmārāmāḥ’ fifty-eight times and taking ‘ca’ in a sense of aggregation, one may add the word ‘munayaḥ.’ That will mean that great sages also render devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa. In this way there are fifty-nine meanings.
What the purport teaches
- The word ‘ātmārāmāḥ’ is uttered fifty-eight times, with ‘ca’ understood in the sense of aggregation.
- The word ‘munayaḥ’ may then be added, meaning that great sages also render devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa.
- This brings the explanation to fifty-nine meanings.
Try this today
Write one sentence summarizing what the addition of ‘munayaḥ’ contributes to the explanation.
Ask yourself
What does the inclusion of great sages show me about devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa?
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.