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Explanations of the Atmarama Verse
Q3
CEVNONVMCS
kramaḥ —the word  krama ;  śaktau —in the meaning of potency;  paripāṭyām —in the meaning of systematic arrangement;  kramaḥ —the word  krama ;  cālana —in moving;  kampavoh —or in trembling.
TRANSLATION
“‘These are the different meanings of the word krama. It is used in the sense of potency, systematic arrangement, step, moving or trembling.’
PURPORT
This is a quotation from the  Viśva-prakāśa  dictionary. The Supreme Personality of Godhead is all-pervasive. Not only does He carry the three worlds by His inconceivable energy, but He maintains them also. He is also maintaining His spiritual planet, Goloka Vṛndāvana, by His conjugal love, and He is maintaining the Vaikuṇṭhalokas by His opulences. He maintains these material universes through the external energy. Material universes are perfectly situated because they are created by the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
TEXT 25
‘কুৰ্বান্তি’-পদ এই পৱন্মৈপদ হয়। কৃষ্ণস্বৰ্থনিমিত্ত ভজনে তাৎপৰ্য কহয় ॥ ২৫ ॥
‘kurvanti’-pada ei parasmaipada haya krṣṇa-sukha-nimitta bhajane tātparya kahaya
SYNONYMS
kurvanti —they do (for others);  pada —the word;  ei —this;  parasmaipada —a verb form indicating things done for others;  haya —is;  kṛṣṇa-sukha-nimitta —to satisfy Kṛṣṇa;  bhajane —in devotional service;  tātparya —the purport;  kahaya —is said.
TRANSLATION
“The word kurvanti, which means ‘they do something for others,’ is a form of the verb ‘things done for others.’ It is used in connection with devotional service, which must be executed for the satisfaction of Krşna. That is the purport of the word kurvanti.
PURPORT
In Sanskrit the verb “to do” has two forms, technically called  parasmaipada  and  ātmanepada . When things are done for one’s personal satisfaction, the form is