Text 175] Explanations of the Atmarama Verse 177

TEXT 174

aya -atc ‘gle’ Bcz,— Ue GAS ATA |
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‘atma’-sabde ‘dhrti’ kahe, —dhairye yei rame
dhairyavanta eva hafia karaya bhajane

SYNONYMS

dtma-sabde—by the word atmd; dhrti—perseverance; kahe—it is said;
dhairye —with perseverance; yei rame—anyone who endeavors; dhairyavanta—
such persons with endurance; eva—certainly; hafia—becoming; karaya—per-
form; bhajane —devotional service.

TRANSLATION

“Another meaning of atma is dhrti, or endurance. A person who endeavors
with endurance is atmarama. With endurance, such a person engages in devo-
tional service.

TEXT 175
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‘muni’-sabde —paksi, bhrnga; ‘nirgranthe’——mdrkha-jana
krsna-krpaya sadhu-krpaya donhara bhajana

SYNONYMS

muni-sabde—by the word muni; paksi—bird; bhriga—bumblebee;
nirgranthe—in the word nirgrantha; mdrkha-jana—foolish people; krsna-
krpaya—by the mercy of Lord Krsna; sadhu-krpaya—by the mercy of a devotee;
donhdra bhajana—engages in devotional service of both (Krsna and his spiritual
master or the sadhu).

TRANSLATION

“The word muni also means ‘bird,’ and ‘bumblebee.’ The word nirgrantha
refers to foolish people. By the mercy of Krsna, such creatures contact a sadhu
[spiritual master] and thus engage in devotional service.
