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Chapter 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Ātmārāma Verse

Verse 155 of 355
Cc Madhya 24.155

সগর্ভ, নিগর্ভ,—এই হয দুই ভেদ এক এক তিন ভেদে ছয বিভেদ

सगर्भ, निगर्भ,—एइ हय दुइ भेद एक एक तिन भेदे छय विभेद

sagarbha, nigarbha,—ei haya dui bheda eka eka tina bhede chaya vibheda

Synonyms

sagarbha—sagarbha; nigarbha—nigarbha; ei—thus; haya—there are; dui—two; bheda—different varieties; eka eka—each one; tina bhede—in three varieties; chaya vibheda—therefore there are six varieties..

Translation

"The two ātmārāma-yogīs are called sagarbha and nigarbha. Each of these is divided into three; therefore there are six types of worshipers of the Supersoul.

Purport

The word sagarbha-yogī refers to a yogī who worships the Supersoul in the Viṣṇu form. The nigarbha-yogī worships the Supersoul without form. The sagarbha and nigarbha yogīs are further categorized: (1) sagarbha-yogārurukṣu, (2) nigarbha-yogārurukṣu, (3) sagarbha-yogārūḍha, (4) nigarbha-yogārūḍha, (5) sagarbha-prāpta-siddhi and (6) nigarbha-prāpta-siddhi.

Verse 155 of 355