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Šri Caitanya-caritāmrta
[[Madhya-lilā Ch 19
svarga, mokṣa kṛṣṇa-bhakta ‘naraka’ kari’ māne krṣna-nisthā, trṣnā-tṿāga—śāntera ‘dui’ gune
SYNONYMS
svarga —the heavenly kingdom;  mokṣa —liberation from material bondage;  kṛṣṇa-bhakta —a devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa;  naraka kari' māne —considers as good as hell;  kṛṣṇa-niṣṭhā —being fixed at the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa;  tṛṣṇa-tyāga —giving up all material desires;  śāntera —of one on the neutrality platform;  dui guṇe —two transcendental qualities.
TRANSLATION
“When a devotee is situated on the platform of śānta-rasa, he desires neither elevation to the heavenly planets nor liberation. These are the results of karma and jñāna, and the devotee considers them no better than hell. A person situated on the śānta-rasa platform manifests the two transcendental qualities of detachment from all material desire and full attachment to Kṛṣṇa.
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নারায়ণপরাঃ সর্বে ন কুতশুন বিভ্যতি।।
স্বর্গীপবর্ণনরকেষপি ভুল্যার্থদিশিন: ॥ ২১৬ ॥
nārāyaṇa-parāḥ sarve na kutaścana bibhyati svargāpavarga-narakeṣv api tulyārtha-darśinaḥ
SYNONYMS
nārāyaṇa-parāḥ  —persons who are attached to the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  sarve —all;  na —not;  kutaścana —from any quarter;  bibhyati —are afraid;  svarga —in heavenly planets;  apavarga —in liberation;  narakeṣu —or in hell;  api —although;  tulya-artha —results as equal;  darśinaḥ —who see.
TRANSLATION
“‘A person who is devoted to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Nārāyaṇa, is not afraid of anything. Elevation to the heavenly kingdom, condemnation to hell and liberation from material bondage all appear the same to a devotee.’
PURPORT
This verse is quoted from  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  (6.17.28). Elevation to the heavenly planets, liberation from material bondage, and condemnation to hell are