Twenty-six types of devotees
Sri Caitanya-caritamrta
CC Madhya-lila
On the path of spontaneous devotional service, there are also sixteen categories of devotees. Thus there are thirty-two types of ātmārāmas enjoying the Supreme Lord on these two paths.
When these thirty-two types of devotees are qualified with the words "muni," "nirgrantha," "ca" and "api," the meanings can be increased in different ways and very soundly elaborated upon.
When we add the twenty-six types of devotees to these thirty-two, they altogether number fifty-eight. You may now hear from Me of further manifestations of meanings.
In this way, as I add the word "ca" to one word after another, I make a compound. Thus the different names of ātmārāmas can be taken fifty-eight times.
In this way, one can repeat the word "ātmārāmāḥ" with "ca" for each of the fifty-eight meanings. By following the rule previously stated and rejecting all but the last, we retain that which represents all the meanings.
Page Title: | Twenty-six types of devotees |
Compiler: | Visnu Murti |
Created: | 23 of Jan, 2012 |
Totals by Section: | BG=0, SB=0, CC=5, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=0, Let=0 |
No. of Quotes: | 5 |