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The Residents of Vârânsi Recome Vaisnaves
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TBANSIATION
“‘One who is thus transcendentally situated at once realizes the Supreme Brahman and becomes fully joyful. He never laments nor desires to have anything; he is equally disposed to every living entity. In that state he attains pure devotional service unto Me.’
TEXT 156
“ মক্তা অপি লীলমা বিশ্রসং কক্তা ভগবন্তং ভজন্তে ॥ ”১৫৬ ॥
“muktā api lilayā vigrahaṁ krtvā bhagavantaṁ bhajante””
SYNONYMS
muktāḥ —liberated;  api —although;  līlayā —by pastimes;  vigraham —the form of the Lord;  kṛtvā —having installed;  bhagavantam —the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  bhajante —worship.
TRANSLATION
“‘Even a liberated soul merged in the impersonal Brahman effulgence is attracted to the pastimes of Kṛṣṇa. He thus installs a Deity and renders the Lord service.’
PURPORT
This is a quotation from Šańkarācārya’s commentary on the  Nṛsiṁha-tāpanī .
TEXT 157
পরিনিষ্ঠিতোহপি নৈর্গুণ্যে উত্তমঃশ্লোকলীলয়। 
গৃহীতচেত। রাজর্ষে আখ্যানং যদধীতবান্ ॥ ১৫৭ ॥
parinişthito ‘pi nairguṇye uttamaḥśloka-lilayā gṛhīta-cetā rājarṣe ākhyānaṁ yad adhītavān
SYNONYMS
pariniṣṭhitaḥ —situated;  api —although;  nairguṇye —in the transcendental position, freed from the material modes of nature;  uttamaḥ-śloka-lilayā —by the pastimes of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Uttamaḥśloka;  gṛhīta-cetā —the mind became fully taken over;  rājarṣe —O great King;  ākhyānam —the narration;  yat —which;  adhītavān —studied.