350 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 6

TEXT 268

AAWY QS SCSA SH YH-SA |
HAT AACA, SI AVY A ATW QUv

‘sayujya’ sunite bhaktera haya ghrna-bhaya
naraka vafichaye, tabu sdyujya na laya

SYNONYMS

sdyujya—liberation by merging into the effulgence; sunite—even to hear;
bhaktera—of the devotee; haya—there is; ghrnd—hatred; bhaya—fear; naraka—
a hellish condition of life; vafichaye—he desires; tabu—still; saéyujya—merging
into the effulgence of the Lord; nd laya—never accepts.

TRANSLATION

“A pure devotee does not like even to hear about sayujya-mukti, which in-
spires him with fear and hatred. Indeed, the pure devotee would rather go to
hell than merge into the effulgence of the Lord.”

PURPORT

Srila Prabodhananda Sarasvati has sung: kaivalyam narakdyate. The imper-
sonalist’s conception of becoming one with the effulgence of the Lord is exactly
like hell. Therefore, of the five types of liberation, the first four (salokya, samipya,
sardpya and sarsti) are not so undesirable because they can be avenues of service
to the Lord. Nonetheless, a pure devotee of Lord Krsna rejects even these types of
liberation; he only aspires to serve Krsna birth after birth. He is not very interested
in stopping the repetition of birth, for he simply desires to serve the Lord, even in
hellish circumstances. Consequently the pure devotee hates and fears sayujya-
mukti, merging into the effulgence of the Lord. This merging is due to an offense
committed against the transcendental loving service of the Lord, and therefore
it is not at all desirable for a pure devotee.

TEXT 269
SCM, FAA AH GES’ SAesry |
SHAT; CATS Hata-Ai Tes FASTA Wawa i

brahme, isvare sdyujya dui ta’ prakdra
brahma-sayujya haite isvara-sdyujya dhikkara
