ei chaya ÄtmÄrÄma kṛṣṇere bhajaya
pá¹›thak pá¹›thak ca-kÄre ihÄ 'api'ra artha kaya
ei chaya - all these six; ÄtmÄrÄma - transcendentalists; kṛṣṇere bhajaya - render service to Kṛṣṇa; pá¹›thak pá¹›thak - separately; ca-kÄre - in the use of the word ca; ihÄ - here; apira - of the word api; artha - meaning; kaya - says.
“These six kinds of ÄtmÄrÄmas engage in the loving service of Kṛṣṇa. The varieties of service are indicated by adding ‘ca,’ and they also bear the meaning of ‘api’ [‘indeed’].
There are six kinds of ÄtmÄrÄmas: the neophyte student (sÄdhaka), one who is absorbed in Brahman realization (brahma-maya), one who has already attained the Brahman position (prÄpta-brahma-laya), one who desires to be liberated (mumuká¹£u), one who is liberated even in this life (jÄ«van-mukta), and one who is self-realized (prÄpta-svarÅ«pa).
