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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 24.155
সগর্ভ, নিগর্ভ, — এই হয় দুই ভেদ ।
এক এক তিন ভেদে ছয় বিভেদ ॥ ১৫৫ ॥
sagarbha, nigarbha, — ei haya dui bheda
eka eka tina bhede chaya vibheda
“The two types of ātmārāma-yogīs are called sagarbha and nigarbha. Each of these is divided into three; therefore there are six types of worshipers of the Supersoul.
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A sagarbha-yogī worships the Supersoul in the Viṣṇu form.
A nigarbha-yogī worships the Supersoul without form.
Each type has three divisions: yogārurukṣu, yogārūḍha and prāpta-siddhi. Together, these make six types of worshipers of the Supersoul.
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Intellectual wonder humbled. Many explanations converge on the attractiveness of devotion; a hunter’s heart is transformed.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
He then concluded that different classes of transcendentalists ( jñānīs, karmīs, yogīs ) utilize this verse according to their own interpretation, but if they would give up this process and surrender to Kṛṣṇa, as indicated by the verse itself, they would be able to comprehend the real meaning of the verse.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 24
Learn the words of the verse.
The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts
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In this verse: “together”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Can I distinguish the two approaches without confusing them with the three divisions of advancement?
Make two columns headed sagarbha and nigarbha, and write the three divisions beneath each.
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