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

Verse 27 of 355
Cc Madhya 24.27

ঽহেতুঽশব্দে কহে—ভুক্তিআদি বাংছান্তরে ভুক্তি, সিদ্ধি, মুক্তি—মুখ্য এই তিন প্রকারে

ऽहेतुऽशब्दे कहे—भुक्तिआदि वांछान्तरे भुक्ति, सिद्धि, मुक्ति—मुख्य एइ तिन प्रकारे

'hetu'-śabde kahe—bhukti-ādi vāñchāntare bhukti, siddhi, mukti—mukhya ei tina prakāre

Synonyms

hetu—cause; śabde—by the word; kahe—it is said; bhukti—enjoying the result by oneself; ādi—and so on; vāñchā-antare—because of a different ambition; bhukti—enjoying the result of action; siddhi—the perfection of doing something; mukti—liberation; mukhya—chief; ei—these; tina prakāre—in three ways..

Translation

"The word hetu [cause] means that a thing is done for some motive. There can be three motives. One may act to enjoy the result personally, to achieve some material perfection, or to act in such a way that one may be liberated.

Verse 27 of 355