Madhya-līlā

Chapter 22: The Process of Devotional Service

Verse 29 of 160
Cc Madhya 22.29

জ্ঞানী জীবন্মুক্তদশা পাইনু করিঽ মানে বস্তুতঃ বুদ্ধি ঽশুদ্ধঽ নহে কৃষ্ণভক্তি বিনে

ज्ञानी जीवन्मुक्तदशा पाइनु करिऽ माने वस्तुतः बुद्धि ऽशुद्धऽ नहे कृष्णभक्ति विने

jñānī jīvan-mukta-daśā pāinu kari' māne vastutaḥ buddhi 'śuddha' nahe kṛṣṇa-bhakti vine

Synonyms

jñānīthe speculative philosophers; jīvan-mukta-daśāthe stage of liberation even while in this body; pāinuI have gotten; kari'taking; māneconsiders; vastutaḥfactually; buddhiintelligence; śuddhapurified; nahenot; kṛṣṇa-bhakti vinewithout devotional service to Kṛṣṇa..

Translation

"There are many philosophical speculators [jñānīs] belonging to the Māyāvāda school who consider themselves liberated and call themselves Nārāyaṇa. However, their intelligence is not purified unless they engage in Kṛṣṇa's devotional service.

Verse 29 of 160
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