Madhya 24.145

TEXT 145

TEXT

এই ছয় আত্মারাম কৃষ্ণেরে ভজয় ।
পৃথক্ পৃথক্ চ-কারে ইহা 'অপি'র অর্থ কয় ॥ ১৪৫ ॥

ei chaya atmarama krsnere bhajaya

prthak prthak ca-kare iha 'api'ra artha kaya

SYNONYMS

ei chaya-all these six; atmarama-transcendentalists; krsnere bhajaya-render service to Krsna; prthak prthak-separately; ca-kare-in the use of the word ca; iha-here; 'api'ra-of the word api; artha-meaning; kaya-says.

TRANSLATION

"These six kinds of atmaramas engage in the loving service of Krsna. The varieties of service are indicated by adding ca, and they also bear the meaning of api, 'indeed.'

PURPORT

There are six kinds of atmaramas: the neophyte (sadhaka) student who is absorbed in Brahman realization (brahmamaya), one who has already attained the Brahman position (prapta-brahma-laya), one who desires to be liberated (mumuksu), one who is liberated even in this life (jivan-mukta), and one who is self-realized (prapta-svarupa).