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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 6.195
তত্তৎপদ-প্রাধান্যে ‘আত্মারাম’ মিলাঞা ।
অষ্টাদশ অর্থ কৈল অভিপ্রায় লঞা ॥ ১৯৫ ॥
tat-tat-pada-prādhānye ‘ātmārāma’ milāñā
aṣṭādaśa artha kaila abhiprāya lañā
Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu took each word specifically and combined it with the word “ātmārāma.” He thus explained the word “ātmārāma” in eighteen different ways.
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Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu considered each word specifically.
He combined each word with the word “ātmārāma.”
Through these combinations, He explained “ātmārāma” in eighteen different ways.
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At the request of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then explained the ātmārāma verse of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam in eighteen different ways. When the Bhaṭṭācārya came to his senses, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu disclosed His real identity.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 6
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