CC Madhya 24.312 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - 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 312
- 'eka-ṣaṣṭi' artha ebe sphurila tomā-saṅge
- tomāra bhakti-vaśe uṭhe arthera taraṅge
SYNONYMS
eka-ṣaṣṭi—sixty-one; artha—imports; ebe—now; sphurila—has awakened; tomā-saṅge—because of your association; tomāra—your; bhakti-vaśe—by dint of devotional service; uṭhe—there arises; arthera—of imports; taraṅge—waves.
TRANSLATION
"Now, due to your association, another meaning has awakened. It is due to your devotional service that these waves of meaning are arising.
PURPORT
The word ātmā refers to the living entity. From Lord Brahmā down to an insignificant ant, everyone is considered a living entity. Living entities are considered part of the Lord's marginal potency. All of them are kṣetrajña, knowers of the body. When they become nirgrantha, or free, saintly persons, they engage in Lord Kṛṣṇa's service. That is the sixty-first meaning of the verse.