'nirgrantha hañÄ' — ei duá¹…hÄra 'viÅ›eá¹£aṇa'
Ära artha Å›una, yaiche sÄdhura saá¹…gama

 nirgrantha haÃ±Ä - becoming nirgrantha; ei - this; duá¹…hÄra - of both; viÅ›eá¹£aṇa - the adjective; Ära artha - another import; Å›una - please hear; yaiche - in which; sÄdhura saá¹…gama - there is association with devotees.


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“The word ‘nirgrantha’ can be taken as an adjective modifying ‘muni’ and ‘ÄtmÄrÄma.’ There is another meaning, which you may hear from Me, indicating association with a devotee. Now I shall explain how it is that through the association of devotees, even a nirgrantha can become a devotee.

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