'pūrve śuniyāchoṅ, tumi sārvabhauma-sthāne
eka śloke āṭhāra artha kairācha vyākhyāne

 pūrve - formerly; śuniyāchoṅ - I heard; tumi - You; sārvabhauma-sthāne - at the place of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya; eka śloke - in one verse; āṭhāra artha - eighteen meanings; kairācha vyākhyāne - have explained.


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Sanātana Gosvāmī said, “My Lord, I have heard that previously, at the home of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya, You explained the ātmārāma verse in eighteen different ways.

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