Madhya-līlā

Chapter 6: The Liberation of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya

Verse 266 of 281
Cc Madhya 6.266

যদ্যপি সে মুক্তি হয পংচপরকার সালোক্যসামীপ্যসারূপ্যসার্ষ্টিসাযুজ্য আর

यद्यपि से मुक्ति हय पंचपरकार सालोक्यसामीप्यसारूप्यसार्ष्टिसायुज्य आर

yadyapi se mukti haya pañca-parakāra sālokya-sāmīpya-sārūpya-sārṣṭi-sāyujya āra

Synonyms

yadyapialthough; sethat; muktiliberation; hayais; pañca-parakāraof five different varieties; sālokyaof the name sālokya; sāmīpyaof the name sāmīpya; sārūpyaof the name sārūpya; sārṣṭiof the name sārṣṭi; sāyujyaof the name sāyujya; āraand..

Translation

"There are five kinds of liberation: sālokya, sāmīpya, sārūpya, sārṣṭi and sāyujya.

Purport

Sālokya means that after material liberation one is promoted to the planet where the Supreme Personality of Godhead resides. Sāmīpya means remaining an associate of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Sārūpya means attaining a four-handed form exactly like that of the Lord. Sārṣṭi means attaining opulences like those of the Supreme Lord, and sāyujya means merging into the Brahman effulgence of the Lord. These are the five types of liberation.

Verse 266 of 281
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