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

Verse 168 of 355
Cc Madhya 24.168

ঽআত্মাঽশব্দে ঽযত্নঽ কহে—যত্ন করিযা "মুনযো ঽপি" কৃষ্ণ ভজে গুণাকৃষ্ট হঞা

ऽआत्माऽशब्दे ऽयत्नऽ कहे—यत्न करिया "मुनयो ऽपि" कृष्ण भजे गुणाकृष्ट हञा

'ātmā'-śabde 'yatna' kahe—yatna kariyā "munayo 'pi" kṛṣṇa bhaje guṇākṛṣṭa hañā

Synonyms

ātmā-śabde—by the word ātmā; yatna—endeavor; kahe—one means; yatna kariyā—by great endeavor; munayaḥ api—even great saintly persons; kṛṣṇa bhaje—take to the devotional service of Kṛṣṇa; guṇa-ākṛṣṭa hañā—being attracted by His transcendental qualities..

Translation

"Ātmā also means 'endeavor.' Being attracted by Kṛṣṇa's transcendental qualities, some saints make a great endeavor to come to the point of rendering service to Him.

Verse 168 of 355