CC Madhya 24.144

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

CC Madhya 24.143

CC Madhya 24.145

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 144

“muktā api līlayā vigrahaṁ
kṛtvā bhagavantaṁ bhajante“

SYNONYMS

muktāḥ—liberated; api—although; līlayā—by the 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

This is a quotation from Śaṅkarācārya’s commentary on the Nṛsiṁha-tāpanī Upaniṣad.