Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 24.68
Seven Chief Meanings of ‘Api’
“There are seven chief meanings of the word ‘api.’ They are as follows.
What the purport teaches
- The word ‘api’ has seven chief meanings.
- The next verse lists possibility, question, doubt, and censure among them.
- The remaining meanings are aggregation, appropriate application of things, and extravagance.
Try this today
Read the next verse and say the seven meanings of ‘api’ aloud once.
Ask yourself
How does knowing that ‘api’ has several meanings encourage you to read 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.