CC Madhya 24.168 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Atmārāma Verse

Madhya-līlā 24.167 - Madhya-līlā 24.169

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.

TEXT 168

’ātmā’-śabde ‘yatna’ kahe—yatna kariyā

“munayo ‘pi” kṛṣṇa bhaje guṇākṛṣṭa hañā

SYNONYMS

ātmā-śabde—by the word ātmā; yatna—endeavor; kahe—one means; yatna kariyā—by great endeavor; munayaḥ api—even great saintly persons; kṛṣṇa bhaje—take to the devotional service of Kṛṣṇa; guṇa-ākṛṣṭa hañā—being 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.

Madhya-līlā 24.167 - Madhya-līlā 24.169