Madhya-līlā

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

Verse 301 of 355
Cc Madhya 24.301

ঽআত্মারামাশ্চঽ সমুচ্চযে কহিযে চকার ঽমুনযশ্চঽ ভক্তি করে,—এই অর্থ তার

ऽआत्मारामाश्चऽ समुच्चये कहिये चकार ऽमुनयश्चऽ भक्ति करे,—एइ अर्थ तार

'ātmārāmāś ca' samuccaye kahiye ca-kāra 'munayaś ca' bhakti kare,—ei artha tāra

Synonyms

ātmārāmāḥ casimilarly the word ātmārāmāḥ with the word ca added; samuccayein aggregation; kahiyemeans; ca-kārathe word ca; munayaḥ cathe word munayaḥ with the word ca added; bhakti kareall of them engage in devotional service; ei artha tārathis is the perfect meaning of the verse..

Translation

"After fifty-eight times uttering the word ātmārāmāḥ and taking ca in a sense of aggregation, one may add the word munayaḥ. That will mean that they also render devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa. In this way there are fifty-nine meanings.

Verse 301 of 355
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