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Chapter 19: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī

Verse 174 of 253
Cc Madhya 19.174

স এব ভক্তিযোগাখ্য আত্যন্তিক উদাহৃতঃ যেনাতিব্রজ্য ত্রিগুণং মদ্ভাবাযোপপদ্যতে

स एव भक्तियोगाख्य आत्यन्तिक उदाहृतः येनातिव्रज्य त्रिगुणं मद्भावायोपपद्यते

sa eva bhakti-yogākhya ātyantika udāhṛtaḥ yenātivrajya triguṇaṁ mad-bhāvāyopapadyate

Synonyms

saḥ—that (having the above symptoms); eva—certainly; bhakti-yoga-ākhyaḥ—called bhakti-yoga; ātyantikaḥ—the ultimate goal of life; udāhṛtaḥ—described as; yena—by which; ativrajya—transcending; tri-guṇam—the three modes of material nature; mat-bhāvāya—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.'

Verse 174 of 253