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The Lord’s Visit to Śrī Vrndāvana
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TRANSLATION
“The happiness of liberation, whereby one merges into the Lord’s existence, cannot even be compared to a fragment of the transcendental bliss obtained by service unto the Lord’s lotus feet.
TEXT 1966
‘কর্ম’, ‘জ্ঞান’, ‘যোগ’ আগে করিয়া স্থাপন । সব খণ্ডি’ স্থাপে ‘ঈশ্বর’, ‘তাঁহার সেবন’ ॥ ১৯৬ ॥
‘karma’, ‘jñāna’, ‘yoga’ āge kariyā sthāpana saba khaṇḍi’ sthāpe ‘īśvara’, ‘tāṅhāra sevana’
SYNONYMS
karma —fruitive activities;  jñāna —speculative knowledge;  yoga —mystic power;  āge —in the beginning;  kariyā sthāpana —establishing;  saba khaṇḍi' —refuting everything;  sthāpe —establishes;  īśvara —the Personality of Godhead;  tāṅhāra sevana —His service.
TRANSLATION
“In the Koran there are descriptions of fruitive activity, speculative knowledge, mystic power and union with the Supreme, but ultimately everything is refuted as the Lord’s personal feature and His devotional service is established.
TEXT 197
তোমার পণ্ডিত-সবার নাছি শাস্ত্র-জ্ঞান। পূর্বাপর-বিধি-মধ্যে ‘পর’— বলবান্ ॥ ১৯৭ ॥
tomāra paņḍita-sabāra nāhi śāstra-jñāna pūrvāpara-vidhi-madhye ‘para’ ——balavān
SYNONYMS
tomāra paṇḍita-sabāra —of the learned scholars of your community;  nāhi —there is not;  śāstra-jñāna —knowledge of revealed scripture;  pūrva-āpara —former and latter;  vidhi —regulative principles;  madhye —among;  para —the conclusion at the end;  balavān —most powerful.
TRANSLATION
“The scholars of the Koran are not very advanced in knowledge. Although there are many methods prescribed, they do not know that the ultimate conclusion should be considered the most powerful.