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Chapter Summary

Purport
The following summary of this chapter is given by ÅšrÄ«la Bhaktivinoda ṬhÄkura in his Amá¹›ta-pravÄha-bhÄá¹£ya. According to ÅšrÄ« SanÄtana GosvÄmī’s request, ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu explained the well-known ÅšrÄ«mad-BhÄgavatam verse beginning ÄtmÄrÄmÄÅ› ca munayaḥ. He explained this verse in sixty-one different ways. He analyzed all the words and described each word with its different connotations. Adding the words ca and api, He described all the different meanings of the verse. He then concluded that different classes of transcendentalists (jñÄnÄ«s, karmÄ«s, yogÄ«s) utilize this verse according to their own interpretation, but if they would give up this process and surrender to Kṛṣṇa, as indicated by the verse itself, they would be able to comprehend the real meaning of the verse. In this regard, ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu narrated a story about how the great sage NÄrada converted a hunter into a great Vaiṣṇava, and how this was appreciated by NÄrada’s friend Parvata Muni. SanÄtana GosvÄmÄ« then offered a prayer to ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu, and ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu explained the glory of ÅšrÄ«mad-BhÄgavatam. After this, the Lord gave SanÄtana GosvÄmÄ« a synopsis of Hari-bhakti-vilÄsa, which SanÄtana GosvÄmÄ« later developed into the guiding principle of all Vaiṣṇavas.