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Šrū Caitanya-caritāmrta
[[Madhya-lilā Ch 19
sālokya-sārṣṭi-sāmīpya-sārūpyaikatvam apy uta dīyamānaṁ na gṛhṇanti vinā maṭ-sevanaṁ ianāḥ
SYNONYMS
sālokya —being on the same planet as Me;  sārṣṭi —having opulence equal to Mine;  sāmīpya —having direct association with Me;  sārūpya —having the same form as Me;  ekatvam —oneness with Me;  api —even;  uta —or;  dīyamānam —being given;  na —not;  gṛhṇanti —accept;  vinā —without;  mat-sevanam —My service;  janāh —the devotees.
TRANSLATION
“‘My devotees do not accept sāloka, sārṣṭi, sārūpya, sāmīpya or oneness with Me—even if I offer these liberations—in preference to serving Me.
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স এব ভক্তিযোগাথ্য আত্যন্তিক উদাহৃত: । যেনাতিব্রজ্য ত্রিগুণং মম্ভাবায়োপপদ্বতে ॥ ১৭৪ ॥
sa eva bhakti-yogākhya ātyantika udāhṛtaḥ yenātivrajya triguṇaṁ mad-bhāvāyopapadyate
SYNONYMS
saḥ —that (having the above symptoms);  eva —certainly;  bhakti-yoga-ākhyaḥ —called  bhakti-yoga ;  ātyantikaḥ —the ultimate goal of life;  udāhṛtaḥ —described as;  yena —by which;  ativrajya —transcending;  tri-guṇam —the three modes of material nature;  mat-bhāvāya —for direct touch with Me, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and My nature;  upapadyate —one becomes qualified.
TRANSLATION
“‘Bhakti-yoga, as described above, is the ultimate goal of life. By rendering devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one transcends the modes of material nature and attains the spiritual position on the platform of direct devotional service.’
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ভুক্তি-মুক্তি আদি-বাঞ্ছা যদি মনে হয় ।
সাধন করিলে প্রেম উৎপন্ন না হয় ॥ ১৭৫ ॥