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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 24.174
‘আত্মা’-শব্দে ‘ধৃতি’ কহে, — ধৈর্যে যেই রমে ।
ধৈর্যবন্ত এব হঞা করয় ভজনে ॥ ১৭৪ ॥
‘ātmā’-śabde ‘dhṛti’ kahe, — dhairye yei rame
dhairyavanta eva hañā karaya bhajane
“Another meaning of ‘ātmā’ is dhṛti, or endurance. A person who endeavors with endurance is ātmārāma. With endurance, such a person engages in devotional service.
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Another meaning of ‘ātmā’ is dhṛti, or endurance.
A person who endeavors with endurance is described here as ātmārāma.
With endurance, such a person engages in devotional service. The emphasis is on continuing one's devotional endeavor.
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
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.
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”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Where do I need endurance in my devotional service?
Continue one small devotional commitment today, even if your enthusiasm feels low.
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