CC Madhya 24.145

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Atmārāma Verse

CC Madhya 24.144

CC Madhya 24.146

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 145

ei chaya ātmārāma kṛṣṇere bhajaya
pṛthak pṛthak ca-kāre ihā ‘api’ra artha kaya

SYNONYMS

ei chaya—all these six; ātmārāma—transcendentalists; kṛṣṇere bhajaya—render service to Kṛṣṇa; pṛthak pṛthak—separately; ca-kāre—in the use of the word ca; ihā—here; apira—of the word api; artha—meaning; kaya—says.

TRANSLATION

“These six kinds of ātmārāmas engage in the loving service of Kṛṣṇa. The varieties of service are indicated by adding ‘ca,’ and they also bear the meaning of ‘api’ [‘indeed’].

PURPORT

There are six kinds of ātmārāmas: the neophyte student (sādhaka), one who is absorbed in Brahman realization (brahma-maya), one who has already attained the Brahman position (prāpta-brahma-laya), one who desires to be liberated (mumukṣu), one who is liberated even in this life (jīvan-mukta), and one who is self-realized (prāpta-svarūpa).