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How to study this verse, in six steps

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

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

Madhya 24.220 Madhya 24.222

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 24.221

চ-শব্দে ‘সমুচ্চয়ে,’ আর অর্থ কয় ।

‘আত্মারামাশ্চ মুনয়শ্চ’ কৃষ্ণেরে ভজয় ॥ ২২১ ॥

ca-śabde ‘samuccaye’, āra artha kaya

‘ātmārāmāś ca munayaś ca’ kṛṣṇere bhajaya

Translation

“As mentioned above, the word ‘ca’ can be used to mean ‘aggregate.’ According to this meaning, all the ātmārāmas and munis engage in Kṛṣṇa’s service. Besides ‘aggregate,’ there is another meaning of the word ‘ca.’

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

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

All Ātmārāmas and Munis Serve Kṛṣṇa

1
The word ca can mean “aggregate,” bringing the groups together.
2
With this meaning, all the ātmārāmas and munis engage in Kṛṣṇa’s service.
3
The verse also introduces the possibility of another meaning of ca, showing that the explanation continues.

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

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

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.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

ca-śabdeby the word ca
samuccayein aggregation
āraanother
arthaimport
kayais meant
ātmārāmāḥ ca munayaḥ caall the ātmārāmas and munis
kṛṣṇere bhajayaworship Kṛṣṇa

Key ideas in this 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”
Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts
Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “together”

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

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What stands out to you about Kṛṣṇa’s service being shared by all the ātmārāmas and munis?

Practice

Read the verse slowly and underline the shared activity of the ātmārāmas and munis.

Live this todayAll Ātmārāmas and Munis Serve KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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