Text 285] Explanations of the Atmarama Verse 243
TRANSLATION
“In this way we have found three more meanings. Combine these with the
other meanings, and the total number of meanings add up to twenty-six in all.
TEXT 284
Bia Bef wa, Tel —wedla Shera |
FA G2’ Oe, Ae SY FIT 1 v8 I
ara artha suna, yaha——arthera bhandara
sthdle ‘dui’ artha, siksme ‘batrisa’ prakara
SYNONYMS
dra—another; artha—import; suna—hear; yaha—which; arthera bhandara—
storehouse of knowledge; sthdle—grossly; dui artha—two meanings; sdksme —
by a subtle import; batrisa—thirty-two; prakara—varieties.
TRANSLATION
“There is yet another meaning, which is full of a variety of imports. Actually
there are two gross meanings and thirty-two subtle meanings.
PURPORT
The two gross meanings refer to regulative devotional service and spontaneous
devotional service. There are also thirty-two subtle meanings. Under the heading
of regulative devotional service, there are sixteen meanings: (1) a servant of the
Lord as His personal associate, (2) a personal friend, (3) personal parents or simi-
lar superiors, (4) a personal beloved, (5) a servant elevated by spiritual cultiva-
tion, (6) a friend by spiritual cultivation, (7) parents and superior devotees by
cultivation of devotional service, (8) a beloved wife or female friend by cultiva-
tion of devotional service, (9) amature devotee as aservant, (10) a mature devo-
tee as a friend, (11) a mature devotee as a parent and superior, (12) a mature
devotee as wife and beloved, (13) an immature devotee as servant, (14) an im-
mature devotee as a friend, (15) an immature devotee as father and superior, and
(16) an immature devotee as a beloved. Similarly, under the heading of spon-
taneous devotion there are also sixteen various associates. Therefore the total
number of devotees under the headings of regular devotees and spontaneous
devotees is thirty-two.
TEXT 285
ayrar-ice Bee —AA fay Stary |
OF AA SAY, VA ‘Sts -AABT! iaven
