CC Madhya 24.292
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Atmārāma Verse
TEXT 292
- rāga-mārge aiche bhakte ṣoḍaśa vibheda
- dui mārge ātmārāmera batriśa vibheda
SYNONYMS
rāga-mārge—on the path of spontaneous loving service; aiche—in the same way; bhakte—all the devotees; ṣoḍaśa vibheda—divided into sixteen varieties; dui mārge—on the two paths, namely regulative devotional service and spontaneous devotional service; ātmārāmera—of persons enjoying with the Supreme Self; batriśa vibheda—there are thirty-two varieties of devotees.
TRANSLATION
"On the path of spontaneous devotional service, there are also sixteen categories of devotees. Thus there are thirty-two types of ātmārāmas enjoying the Supreme Lord on these two paths.