Text 258] Lord Caitanya’s Travels to the Holy Places 49

TRANSLATION

The acarya replied, “When the activities of the four castes and the four
aSramas are dedicated to Krsna, they constitute the best means whereby one
can attain the highest goal of life.

TEXT 257

compan gfe’ otteel CSCO THA |
Hes-cary’ a,— es =tra-forartel i 209

‘pafica-vidha mukti’ pafid vaikunthe gamana
‘sadhya-srestha’ haya, —ei sastra-nirdpana

SYNONYMS

pafica-vidha mukti—five kinds of liberation; pafida—getting; vaikunthe—in the
spiritual world; gamana—transference; sadhya-srestha haya—is the highest
achievement of the goal of life; ei—this; sastra-nirdpana—the verdict of all
revealed scriptures.

TRANSLATION

“(When one dedicates the duties of varnasrama-dharma to Krsna, he is eli-
gible for five kinds of liberation. Thus he is transferred to the spiritual world
in Vaikuntha. This is the highest goal of life and the verdict of all revealed
scriptures.”

TEXT 258

AY BRCM BLS SAAI-FVSa |
SRCLAMA-KAA “AAA-AMA’ ll Aev-

prabhu kahe, —Sastre kahe sravana-kirtana
krsna-prema-seva-phalera ‘parama-sadhana’‘

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe—Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; sastre kahe—in the astra it
is said; sravana-kirtana—the process of chanting and hearing; krsna-prema-
seva—of loving service to Lord Krsna; phalera—of the result; parama-sadhana—
best process of achievement.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, “According to the verdict of the sastras, the
process of hearing and chanting is the best means to attain loving service to
Krsna.
