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The Liberation of Sārvabhauma Bhattācārya
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yadyapi se mukti haya pañca-parakāra sālokya-sāmīpya-sārūpya-sārṣṭi-sāyujya āra
SYNONYMS
yadyapi —although;  se —that;  mukti —liberation;  haya —is;  pañca-parakāra —of five different varieties;  sālokya —of the name  sālokya ;  sāmīpya —of the name  sāmīpya ;  sārūpya —of the name  sārūpya ;  sārṣṭi —of the name  sārṣṭi ;  sāyujya —of the name  sāyujya ;  āra —and.
TRANSLATION
“There are five kinds of liberation: sālokya, sāmīpya, sārūpya, sārṣṭi and sāyujya.
PURPORT
Sālokya  means that after material liberation one is promoted to the planet where the Supreme Personality of Godhead resides.  Sāmīpya  means remaining an associate of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.  Sārūpya  means attaining a four-handed form exactly like that of the Lord.  Sārṣṭi  means attaining opulences like those of the Supreme Lord, and  sāyujya  means merging into the Brahman effulgence of the Lord. These are the five types of liberation.
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‘সালোক্যাদি’ চারি যদি হয় সেবা-দ্বার ।
তবু কদাচিৎ ভক্ত করে অঙ্গীকার ॥ ২৬৭ ॥
‘sālokyādi’ cāri yadi haya sevā-dvāra tabu kadācit bhakta kare aṅgīkāra
SYNONYMS
sālokya-ādi —beginning with  sālokya ;  cāri —four kinds of liberation;  yadi —if;  haya —are;  sevā-dvāra —a means of rendering service to the Lord;  tabu —still;  kadācit —occasionally;  bhakta —a pure devotee;  kare —makes;  aṅgīkāra —acceptance.
TRANSLATION
“If there is a chance to serve the Supreme Personality of Godhead, a pure devotee sometimes accepts the sālokya, sārūpya, sāmīpya or sārṣṭi forms of liberation, but never sāyujya.