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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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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 24.301

‘আত্মারামাশ্চ’ সমুচ্চয়ে কহিয়ে চ-কার ।

‘মুনয়শ্চ’ ভক্তি করে, — এই অর্থ তার ॥ ৩০১ ॥

‘ātmārāmāś ca’ samuccaye kahiye ca-kāra

‘munayaś ca’ bhakti kare, — ei artha tāra

Translation

“After uttering the word ‘ātmārāmāḥ’ fifty-eight times and taking ‘ca’ in a sense of aggregation, one may add the word ‘munayaḥ.’ That will mean that great sages also render devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa. In this way there are fifty-nine meanings.

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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.

Great Sages Also Serve Lord Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    The word ‘ātmārāmāḥ’ is uttered fifty-eight times, with ‘ca’ understood in the sense of aggregation.

  2. 2

    The word ‘munayaḥ’ may then be added, meaning that great sages also render devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa.

  3. 3

    This brings the explanation to fifty-nine meanings.

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.
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. ātmārāmāḥ casimilarly the word ātmārāmāḥ with the word ca added
  2. samuccayein aggregation
  3. kahiyemeans
  4. ca-kārathe word ca
  5. munayaḥ cathe word munayaḥ with the word ca added
  6. bhakti kareall of them engage in devotional service
  7. ei artha tārathis is the perfect meaning of the verse
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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

What does the inclusion of great sages show me about devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Write one sentence summarizing what the addition of ‘munayaḥ’ contributes to the explanation.

Live this todayGreat Sages Also Serve Lord KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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