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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 24.34Madhya 24.36

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 24.35

‘ইত্থম্ভূতগুণঃ’-শব্দের শুনহ ব্যাখ্যান ।

‘ইত্থং’-শব্দের ভিন্ন অর্থ, ‘গুণ’-শব্দের আন ॥ ৩৫ ॥

‘ittham-bhūta-guṇaḥ’-śabdera śunaha vyākhyāna

‘itthaṁ’-śabdera bhinna artha, ‘guṇa’-śabdera āna

Translation

“Please hear the meaning of the word ‘ittham-bhūta-guṇa,’ which is found in the ātmārāma verse. ‘Ittham-bhūta’ has different meanings, and ‘guṇa’ has other meanings.

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

1

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Hear Carefully the Meanings of Each Word

  1. 1

    The explanation now turns to ‘ittham-bhūta-guṇa,’ a phrase found in the ātmārāma verse.

  2. 2

    ‘Ittham-bhūta’ has different meanings that are to be heard carefully.

  3. 3

    ‘Guṇa’ also has its own meanings. The invitation to hear prepares the reader for their explanation.

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:

He analyzed all the words and described each word with its different connotations. Adding the words ca and api, He described all the different meanings of the verse.
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. ittham-bhūta-guṇaḥ-śabderaof the word ittham-bhūta-guṇaḥ
  2. śunahaplease hear
  3. vyākhyānathe explanation
  4. ittham-śabderaof the word ittham
  5. bhinna arthadifferent meanings
  6. guṇa-śabderaof the word guṇa
  7. ānaothers
3

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can you give more careful attention to the words being explained?

Practice

Write ‘ittham-bhūta’ and ‘guṇa’ on separate lines, leaving room to note their meanings as you study.

Live this todayHear Carefully the Meanings of Each WordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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