184 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 24

‘ca’ ——avadharane, iha ‘api’ ——samuccaye
dhrtimanta hafid bhaje paksi-mdrkha-caye

SYNONYMS

ca—the word ca; avadharane—in emphasis; iha—here; api—the word api;
samuccaye—in the sense of an aggregate; dhrtimanta—fully saturated; hafid—
becoming; bhaje—worship; paksi-murkha-caye —dull creatures like the birds, the
most foolish.

TRANSLATION

“The word ca is for emphasis, and the word api is used as an aggregate. It is
to be understood that even dull creatures [birds and illiterates] can also be
situated in endurance and engage in Krsna’s devotional service.

TEXT 186
Sua -sice ‘gia ta gfafacta |
AMIVSIS IWS Hla GHacAty tt sew i

‘atma’-Sabde ‘buddhi’ kahe buddhi-visesa
samanya-buddhi-yukta yata jiva avasesa

SYNONYMS

atma-sabde—by the word atma; buddhi—intelligence; kahe—it is said; bud-
dhi-visesa—a particular type of intelligence; saémanya-buddhi-yukta—endowed
with common intelligence; yata—all; jiva—living entities; avasesa—the rest.

TRANSLATION

“The word atma is also used for a particular type of intelligence. Since all
living entities generally have some intelligence, more or less, they are
included.

TEXT 187
LB Aa MMA Fe S aay |
‘otfew’ gfaate, frat qe? ata i se-9 I

buddhye rame atmarama—dui ta’ prakara
‘pandita’ muni-gana, nirgrantha ‘mdrkha’ ara
