226 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 18
TRANSLATION
“The Lord is the Supreme Truth worshipable by everyone. He is the cause
of all causes. By engaging in His devotional service, the living entity is
relieved from material existence.
TEXT 194
Sta Aa fal Hess a Ara “AAT? |
Stata acs Afs—sypatel-aia’ i 938 i
tdanra sevd vind jivera na yaya ‘sarhsara’
tanhara carane priti——‘purusartha-sdra’
SYNONYMS
tanra—His; seva—service; vind—without; jivera—of the conditioned soul;
naé—not; yaya—finishes; sarnséra—material bondage; tanhara—His; carane—at
the lotus feet; priti—love; purusartha-sdra—the ultimate goal of life.
TRANSLATION
“No conditioned soul can get out of material bondage without serving the
Supreme Personality of Godhead. Love at His lotus feet is the ultimate goal of
life.
PURPORT
According to the Mohammedan scripture, without evadat, offering prayers at a
mosque or elsewhere five times daily (namaja), one cannot be successful in life. Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu pointed out that in the revealed scripture of the Moham-
medans, love of Godhead is the ultimate goal. Karma-yoga and jfidna-yoga are
certainly described in the Koran, but ultimately the Koran states that the ultimate
goal is the offering of prayers to the Supreme Person (evddat).
TEXT 195
CUB Stor AA ACS OS “Hel |
Adtra-aitfes Sty bal-CHIM I Sde
moksdadi ananda yara nahe eka ‘kana’
purnananda-prapti tanra carana-sevana
SYNONYMS
moksa-ddi—liberation and so on; dnanda—transcendental bliss; yara—whose;
nahe—not; eka—even; kana—a fragment; puirna-dnanda-prapti—attainment of
completely blissful life; tanra carana-sevana—service to His lotus feet.
