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’ca’ evarthe--’munayah eva’ krsnere bhajaya

“atmarama api”--’api’ ’garha’-artha kaya

SYNONYMS

ca—the word ca; eva-arthe—in the sense of eva; munayah eva—just the saintly persons; krsnere bhajaya—engage themselves in the devotional service of Lord Krsna; atmaramah api—also in this combination, atmarama api; api—the word api; garha-artha kaya—in the sense of censure "The word ca is also used to indicate the certainty that only saintly persons are engaged in rendering devotional service to Krsna.

In the combination atmarama api, api is used in the sense of censure.