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Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Atmārāma Verse

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 27

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

SYNONYMS

hetu-śabde—by the word hetu; 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 attain liberation.