CC Madhya 24.155
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Atmārāma Verse
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 155
- 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 types of 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.