ঽভক্ত্যে জীবন্মুক্তঽ গুণাকৃষ্ট হঞা কৃষ্ণ ভজে শুষ্কজ্ঞানে জীবন্মুক্ত অপরাধে অধো মজে
ऽभक्त्ये जीवन्मुक्तऽ गुणाकृष्ट हञा कृष्ण भजे शुष्कज्ञाने जीवन्मुक्त अपराधे अधो मजे
'bhaktye jīvan-mukta' guṇākṛṣṭa hañā kṛṣṇa bhaje śuṣka-jñāne jīvan-mukta aparādhe adho maje
Synonyms
bhaktye jīvat-mukta—persons liberated in this life by discharging devotional service; guṇa-ākṛṣṭa hañā—being attracted by the transcendental qualities of Kṛṣṇa; kṛṣṇa bhaje—engage in the devotional service of the Lord; śuṣka-jñāne jīvat-mukta—so-called liberated in this life by dry, speculative knowledge; aparādhe—by offenses; adho maje—fall down..
Translation
"Those who are liberated by devotional service become more and more attracted by the transcendental qualities of Kṛṣṇa. Thus they engage in His service. Those who are liberated by the speculative process eventually fall down again due to offensive activity.