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Śrī-Caitanya-caritāmṛta
āruhya kṛcchreṇa paraṁ padaṁ tataḥ patanty adho 'nādṛta-yuṣmad-aṅghrayaḥ (Bhāg. 10.2.32)
It is the statement of Prahlāda Mahārāja that persons who think themselves liberated but do not execute devotional service, not knowing their relationship with the Lord, are certainly misled. One must know his relationship with the Lord and act accordingly. Then the fulfillment of his life's mission will be possible.
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कृक्ष्येर घरणे हय यदि अनुराग ।
कृक्ष विनु अन्नत्व तार नाहि रहे राग ॥ ১৪৩ ॥
kṛṣṇera caraṇe haya yadi anurāga kṛṣṇa binu anyatra tāra nāhi rahe rāga
SYNONYMS
kṛṣṇera —of Kṛṣṇa;  caraṇe —at the lotus feet;  haya —becomes;  yadi —if;  anurāga —attachment;  kṛṣṇa —the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  binu —without;  anyatra —anywhere else;  tāra —his;  nāhi —there does not;  rahe —remain;  rāga —attachment.
TRANSLATION
“If one develops his love of Godhead and becomes attached to the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa, gradually he loses his attachment to everything else.
PURPORT
This is a test of advancement in devotional service.  Bhaktir parasyānubhavo viraktir anyatra syāt : in  bhakti , a devotee's only attachment is Kṛṣṇa; he no longer wants to maintain his attachments to many other things. Although Māyāvādī philosophers are supposed to be very advanced on the path of liberation, we see that after some time they descend to politics and philanthropic activities. Many big  sannyāsīs  who were supposedly liberated and very advanced have come down again to materialistic activities, although they left this world as  mithyā  (false). When a devotee develops in devotional service, however, he no longer has attachments to such philanthropic activities. He is simply inspired to serve the Lord, and he engages his entire life in such service. This is the difference between Vaiṣṇava and Māyāvādī philosophers. Devotional service, therefore, is practical, whereas Māyāvāda philosophy is merely mental speculation.
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পঞ্চম পুরুষার্থ সেই প্রেম-মহাধন ।
কৃষ্ণের মাধুর্য-রস করায় আস্বাদন ॥ ১৪৪ ॥