CC Madhya 24.129

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

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CC Madhya 24.130

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 129

’jīvan-mukta’ aneka, sei dui bheda jāni
’bhaktye jīvan-mukta’, ‘jñāne jīvan-mukta’ māni

SYNONYMS

jīvan-mukta—liberated in this life; aneka—there are many; sei—all of them; dui bheda—two divisions; jāni—we consider; bhaktye jīvan-mukta—one liberated in this life by pursuing the process of devotional service; jñāne jīvan-mukta—a person liberated in this life by following the process of philosophical speculation; māni—we can understand.

TRANSLATION

“There are many people who are liberated even in this lifetime. Some are liberated by discharging devotional service, and others are liberated through the philosophical speculative process.