86 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta {Madhya-lila, Ch. 24
SYNONYMS
ekadasa pada—eleven words; ei—this; sloke—in the verse; su-nirmala—very
clear; prthak —separately; nénda—various; artha—meanings; pade—in each word;
kare jhalamala—are glittering.
TRANSLATION
“There are eleven clear words in this verse, but when they are studied sepa-
rately, various meanings glitter from each word.
PURPORT
The eleven separate words are (1) atmaramah, (2) ca, (3) munayah,
(4) nirgranthah, (5) api, (6) urukrame, (7) kurvanti, (8) ahaitukim, (9) bhaktim,
(10) ittham-bhéta-gunah, and (11) harih. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu will explain
the different connotations and imports of these words.
TEXT 11
SA -ACH STH, CHS, Ta, VY, HLS |
Ae, woia,— ae HS Be-SHfS 0 9 4
‘4tma’-sabde brahma, deha, mana, yatna, dhrti
buddhi, svabhava, —ei sata artha-prdpti
SYNONYMS
atma-sabde—by the word atma4; brahma—the Absolute Truth; deha—the
body; mana—the mind; yatna—endeavor; dhrti—firmness; buddhi—intelli-
gence; sva-bhava—nature; ei sdta—these seven; artha-prapti—obtainment of
meanings.
TRANSLATION
“The seven different meanings of the word atma are the Absolute Truth, the
body, the mind, endeavor, firmness, intelligence and nature.
TEXT 12
“aa chen aHaelaghegiag | acy "BAS iy zu
“atma deha-mano-brahma-svabhava-dhrti-buddhisu
prayatne ca” iti
SYNONYMS
atma—the word atma; deha—the body; manah—the mind; brahma—the Ab-
solute Truth; sva-bhava—nature; dhrti—firmness; buddhisu—in the sense of in-
telligence; prayatne—in endeavor; ca—and; iti—thus.
