Madhya-līlā

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-śabdeby the word ātmā; yatnaendeavor; kaheone means; yatna kariyāby great endeavor; munayaḥ apieven great saintly persons; kṛṣṇa bhajetake to the devotional service of Kṛṣṇa; guṇa-ākṛṣṭa hañābeing 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
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