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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 24.162

চ-শব্দে ‘অপি’র অর্থ ইহাঁও কহয় ।

‘মুনি’, ‘নির্গ্রন্থ’-শব্দের পূর্ববৎ অর্থ হয় ॥ ১৬২ ॥

ca-śabde ‘api’ra artha ihāṅo kahaya

‘muni’, ‘nirgrantha’-śabdera pūrvavat artha haya

Translation

“The meanings of the words ‘ca’ and ‘api’ can be applied here. The meanings of the words ‘muni’ and ‘nirgrantha’ are the same as before.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Earlier Word Meanings Continue to Apply

  1. 1

    The meanings of ‘ca’ and ‘api’ can also be applied to this explanation.

  2. 2

    The meanings of ‘muni’ and ‘nirgrantha’ remain the same as before.

  3. 3

    These word meanings continue the discussion of how purified yogīs take to Kṛṣṇa’s devotional service.

How it feels

Intellectual wonder humbled. Many explanations converge on the attractiveness of devotion; a hunter’s heart is transformed.

The mood of Madhya 24 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Ātmārāma Verse

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Adding the words ca and api, He described all the different meanings of the 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
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. ca-śabdeby the word ca
  2. ‘api’raof the word api
  3. arthathe meaning
  4. ihāṅohere also
  5. kahayais applicable
  6. munimuni
  7. nirgranthanirgrantha
  8. śabderaof the words
  9. pūrva-vatas mentioned above
  10. artha hayathere are the meanings
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association

    Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “discussion”

  • Sevā · Love translated into service

    Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “service”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does keeping track of repeated words help you follow this explanation?

Practice

Write down ‘ca,’ ‘api,’ ‘muni,’ and ‘nirgrantha,’ noting that their previously explained meanings apply here.

Live this todayEarlier Word Meanings Continue to ApplyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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