CC Madhya 24.112

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

CC Madhya 24.111

CC Madhya 24.113

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 112

“muktā api līlayā vigrahaṁ
kṛtvā bhagavantaṁ bhajante“

SYNONYMS

muktāḥ—liberated; api—although; līlayā—by pastimes; vigraham—the form of the Lord; kṛtvā—having installed; bhagavantam—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; bhajante—worship.

TRANSLATION

“‘Even a liberated soul merged in the impersonal Brahman effulgence is attracted to the pastimes of Kṛṣṇa. He thus installs a Deity and renders the Lord service.’

PURPORT

Highly elevated Māyāvādī sannyāsīs sometimes worship the Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa Deity and discuss the pastimes of the Lord, but their purpose is not elevation to Goloka Vṛndāvana. They want to merge into the Lord’s effulgence. This statement is quoted from Śaṅkarācārya’s commentary on the Upaniṣad known as Nṛsiṁha-tāpanī.