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
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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-qfe aifr-atel aft aca a7 |
alan sfaca cala Bera ai SHU 59 |
