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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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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Ātmārāma Verse
Madhya 24.285Madhya 24.287

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 24.286

তাঁতে রমে যেই, সেই সব — ‘আত্মারাম’ ।

‘বিধিভক্ত’, ‘রাগভক্ত’, — দুইবিধ নাম ॥ ২৮৬ ॥

tāṅte rame yei, sei saba — ‘ātmārāma’

‘vidhi-bhakta’, ‘rāga-bhakta’, — dui-vidha nāma

Translation

“One who always engages in the service of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is called ātmārāma. There are two types of ātmārāmas. One is an ātmārāma engaged in regulative devotional service, and the other is an ātmārāma engaged in spontaneous devotional service.

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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.

An Ātmārāma Always Serves the Lord

  1. 1

    One who always engages in the service of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is called ātmārāma.

  2. 2

    One type of ātmārāma engages in regulative devotional service.

  3. 3

    The other type engages in spontaneous devotional service. Both types are engaged in serving the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

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:

In this regard, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu narrated a story about how the great sage Nārada converted a hunter into a great Vaiṣṇava, and how this was appreciated by Nārada’s friend Parvata Muni. Sanātana Gosvāmī then offered a prayer to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu explained the glory of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. tāṅtein all those Supreme Personalities of Godhead
  2. rametakes pleasure in devotional service
  3. yeithose persons who
  4. sei sabaall of them
  5. ātmārāmaare also known as ātmārāma
  6. vidhi-bhaktadevotees following the regulative principles
  7. rāga-bhaktadevotees following spontaneous love
  8. dui-vidha nāmatwo different varieties
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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”, “serving”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead become a steadier part of your day?

Practice

Set aside a few minutes today for one devotional service you already practice.

Live this todayAn Ātmārāma Always Serves the LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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