Text 267] The Liberation of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya 349

yadyapi se mukti haya pafica-parakdra
sdlokya-sdmipya-sardpya-sdrsti-sdyujya dra

SYNONYMS
yadyapi—although; se—that; mukti—liberation; haya—is; pafica-parakara—of
five different varieties; salokya—of the name salokya; simipya—of the name
sdmipya; sardpya—of the name sdripya; sarsti—of the name sdrsti; sayujya—of
the name sdyujya; ara—and.

TRANSLATION

“There are five kinds of liberation: salokya, samipya, sariipya, sarsti and
sayujya.

PURPORT

Salokya means that after material liberation one is promoted to the planet
where the Supreme Personality of Godhead resides. Samipya means remaining an
associate of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Sardjpya means attaining a four-
handed form exactly like that of the Lord. Sarsti means attaining opulences like
those of the Supreme Lord, and sdyujya means merging into the Brahman
effulgence of the Lord. These are the five types of liberation.

TEXT 267

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‘salokyadi’ cari yadi haya seva-dvdra
tabu kadacit bhakta kare angikdra

SYNONYMS
sdlokya-adi—beginning with salokya; céri—four kinds of liberation; yadi—if;
haya—are; sevd-dvara—a means of rendering service to the Lord; tabu—still;

kadacit—occasionally; bhakta—a pure devotee; kare—makes; angikara—accep-
tance.

TRANSLATION
“If there is a chance to serve the Supreme Personality of Godhead, a pure
devotee sometimes accepts the sdlokya, sariipya, samipya or sarsti forms of
liberation, but never sayujya.
