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

PURPORT

The anvacaye meaning of the word ca indicates that between the two words
compounded by the word ca, one is given more importance, and the other is con-
sidered subordinate. For example: “O brahmacari, please go out and collect alms
and at the same time bring in the cows.” In this statement, the collection of alms
is of first importance, and the second business of collecting the cows is subordi-
nate. Similarly, one who always meditates upon Krsna is mainly a devotee of Krsna
engaged in His devotional service. Other atmaramas are subordinate in devotional
service.

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‘ca’ evarthe —‘munayah eva’ krsnere bhajaya
“atmarama api”— ‘api’ ‘garha’-artha kaya

SYNONYMS

ca—the word ca; eva-arthe—in the sense of eva; munayah eva—just the
saintly persons; krsnere bhajaya—engage themselves in the devotional service of
Lord Krsna; atmaramdah api—also in this combination, atmaramda api; api—the
word api; garhd-artha kaya—in the sense of censure.

TRANSLATION

“The word ca is also used to indicate the certainty that only saintly persons
are engaged in rendering devotional service to Krsna. In the combination at-
maramia api, api is used in the sense of censure.

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‘nirgrantha hafia’——ei dunhdra ‘visesana’
dra artha suna, yaiche sadhura sangama

SYNONYMS
nirgrantha hafia—becoming nirgrantha; ei—this; dunhara—of both; visesana—
the adjective; dra artha—another import; suna—please hear; yaiche—in which;
sadhura sangama—there is association with devotees.
