Madhya-līlā

Chapter 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Ātmārāma Verse

Verse 109 of 355
Cc Madhya 24.109

ভক্তি বিনা কেবল জ্ঞানে ঽমুক্তিঽ নাহি হয ভক্তি সাধন করে যেই ঽপ্রাপ্তব্রহ্মলযঽ

भक्ति विना केवल ज्ञाने ऽमुक्तिऽ नाहि हय भक्ति साधन करे येइ ऽप्राप्तब्रह्मलयऽ

bhakti vinā kevala jñāne 'mukti' nāhi haya bhakti sādhana kare yei 'prāpta-brahma-laya'

Synonyms

bhaktidevotional service; vināwithout; kevalaonly; jñāneby philosophical speculation; muktiliberation; nāhi hayathere is not; bhaktidevotional service; sādhanapractice; karedoes; yeianyone who; prāpta-brahma-layaas good as merging into the impersonal Brahman..

Translation

"One cannot attain liberation simply through philosophical speculation devoid of devotional service. However, if one renders devotional service, he is automatically on the Brahman platform.

Verse 109 of 355
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