354 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta (Madhya-lila, Ch. 19

sdlokya-sdrsti-sdmipya-
sarupyaikatvam apy uta

diyamanam na grhnanti
vind mat-sevanam janah

SYNONYMS

salokya—being on the same planet as Me; sarsti—having opulence equal to
Mine; saémipya—having direct association with Me; sardpya—having the same
form as Me; ekatvam—oneness with Me; api—even; uta—or; diyamanam—
being given; na—not; grhnanti—accept; vina—without; mat-sevanam—My ser-
vice; janah—the devotees.

TRANSLATION

‘“‘‘My devotees do not accept saloka, sarsti, saripya, simipya or oneness
with Me—even if | offer these liberations—in preference to serving Me.

TEXT 174

qa sfecaatays atoifesr Brass |
cqaifeaay feats Wtatcatrtacs 1398 |

sa eva bhakti-yogakhya
atyantika udahrtah

yenativrajya trigunarh
mad-bhavayopapadyate

SYNONYMS
sah—that (having the above symptoms); eva—certainly; bhakti-yoga-
akhyah—called bhakti-yoga; atyantikah—the ultimate goal of life; udahrtah —de-
scribed as; yena—by which; ativrajya—transcending; tri-gunam—the three
modes of material nature; mat-bhavaya—for direct touch with Me, the Supreme
Personality of Godhead, and My nature; upapadyate—one becomes qualified.

TRANSLATION

““ ‘Bhakti-yoga, as described above, is the ultimate goal of life. By rendering
devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one transcends the
modes of material nature and attains the spiritual position on the platform of
direct devotional service.’

TEXT 175

ofe-gie oiin-atel aft aca BF |
ated sfaca cay Berta ai SA s9¢ 0
