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Explanations of the Atmarama Verse
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SYNONYMS
kevala brahma-upāsaka —the worshiper of only the impersonal Brahman;  tina bheda haya —there are three different groups;  sādhaka —the beginner;  brahma-maya —absorbed in thought of Brahman;  āra —and;  prāpta-brahma-laya —actually merged into the Brahman effulgence.
TRANSLATION
“There are three types of people who worship the impersonal Brahman. The first is the beginner, the second is one whose thoughts are absorbed in Brahman, and the third is one who is actually merged in the impersonal Brahman.
TEXT 109
ভক্তি বিনা কেবল জ্ঞানে ‘মুক্তি’ নাছি হয়। ভক্তি সাধন করে যেই ‘প্রাপ্ত-ব্রহ্মলয়’ ॥ ১০৯ ॥
bhakti vinā kevala jñāne ‘mukti’ nāhi haya bhakti sādhana kare yei ‘prāpta-brahma-laya’
SYNONYMS
bhakti —devotional service;  vinā —without;  kevala —only;  jñāne —by philosophical speculation;  mukti —liberation;  nāhi haya —there is not;  bhakti —devotional service;  sādhana —practice;  kare —does;  yei —anyone who;  prāpta-brahma-laya —as good as merging into the impersonal Brahman.
TRANSLATION
“One cannot attain liberation simply through philosophical speculation devoid of devotional service. However, if one renders devotional service, he is automatically on the Brahman platform.
TEXT 11O
ভক্তির স্বভাব,— ব্রহ্ম হৈতে করে আকর্ষণ । দিব্য দেহ দিয়া করায় কৃষ্ণের ভজন ॥ ১১০ ॥
bhaktira svabhāva,—brahma haite kare ākarṣaṇa divya deha diyā karāya kṛṣṇera bhajana
SYNONYMS
bhaktira —of devotional service;  sva-bhāva —nature;  brahma —impersonal Brahman realization;  haite —from;  kare —does;  ākarṣaṇa —attracting;  divya —transcendental;  deha —body;  diyā —offering;  karāya —causes to perform;  kṛṣṇera bhajana —the service of Lord Kṛṣṇa.