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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 24.290Madhya 24.292

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 24.291

অজাতরতি সাধকভক্ত, — এ চারি প্রকার ।

বিধিমার্গে ভক্তে ষোড়শ ভেদ প্রচার ॥ ২৯১ ॥

ajāta-rati sādhaka-bhakta, — e cāri prakāra

vidhi-mārge bhakte ṣoḍaśa bheda pracāra

Translation

“Within the category of regulative devotional service, there are also immature devotees. These are also of four varieties. Thus in regulative devotional service there are altogether sixteen varieties.

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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.

Immature Devotees Also Belong on the Path

  1. 1

    Regulative devotional service includes immature devotees as well as mature and perfected devotees.

  2. 2

    Immature devotees are also of four varieties.

  3. 3

    Altogether, regulative devotional service includes sixteen varieties of devotees.

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:

Sanātana Gosvāmī then offered a prayer to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu explained the glory of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. After this, the Lord gave Sanātana Gosvāmī a synopsis of Hari-bhakti-vilāsa, which Sanātana Gosvāmī later developed into the guiding principle of all Vaiṣṇavas.
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. ajāta-rati sādhaka-bhaktaimmature devotees engaged in devotional service
  2. e cāri prakārathere are also the same four varieties
  3. vidhi-mārgeon the path of regulative devotional service
  4. bhaktedevotees
  5. ṣoḍaśa bheda pracārathere are sixteen 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”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does knowing that immature devotees are included encourage me to continue devotional service?

Practice

Make a short note that immature devotees are included on this path, and let it encourage today's devotional service.

Live this todayImmature Devotees Also Belong on the PathThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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