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tat-tat-pada-pradhanye ’atmarama’ milana

astadasa artha kaila abhipraya lana

SYNONYMS

tat-tat-pada—all those items; pradhanye—principally; atmarama—the word atmarama; milana—causing to meet; astadasa—eighteen; artha—meanings; kaila—did; abhipraya—purpose; lana—accepting.

Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu took each word specifically and combined it with the word “atmarama.” He thus explained the word “atmarama” in eighteen different ways.