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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 24.291Madhya 24.293

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 24.292

রাগমার্গে ঐছে ভক্তে ষোড়শ বিভেদ ।

দুই মার্গে আত্মারামের বত্রিশ বিভেদ ॥ ২৯২ ॥

rāga-mārge aiche bhakte ṣoḍaśa vibheda

dui mārge ātmārāmera batriśa vibheda

Translation

“On the path of spontaneous devotional service, there are also sixteen categories of devotees. Thus there are thirty-two types of ātmārāmas enjoying the Supreme Lord on these two paths.

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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.

Two Paths Include Thirty-Two Types of Devotees

  1. 1

    The path of spontaneous devotional service also has sixteen categories of devotees.

  2. 2

    Together, the regulative and spontaneous paths include thirty-two types of ātmārāmas.

  3. 3

    These ātmārāmas are described as enjoying the Supreme Lord on the two paths.

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.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. rāga-mārgeon the path of spontaneous loving service
  2. aichein the same way
  3. bhakteall the devotees
  4. ṣoḍaśa vibhedadivided into sixteen varieties
  5. dui mārgeon the two paths, namely regulative devotional service and spontaneous devotional service
  6. ātmārāmeraof persons enjoying with the Supreme Self
  7. batriśa vibhedathere are thirty-two varieties of devotees
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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”

  • 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”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What shared focus do I notice beneath these different categories of devotees?

Practice

Write the names of the two paths side by side, with sixteen under each and thirty-two as their total.

Live this todayTwo Paths Include Thirty-Two Types of DevoteesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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