CC Madhya 24.183

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

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CC Madhya 24.184

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 183

mat-sevayā pratītaṁ te
sālokyādi-catuṣṭayam
necchanti sevayā pūrṇāḥ
kuto ‘nyat kāla-viplutam

SYNONYMS

mat—of Me; sevayā—by service; pratītam—obtained; te—they; sālokya-ādi—liberation, beginning with sālokya; catuṣṭayam—the four kinds of; na icchanti—do not desire; sevayā—by service; pūrṇāḥ—complete; kutaḥ—where; anyat—other things; kāla-viplutam—which are lost in time.

TRANSLATION

“‘My devotees, having fulfilled their desires by serving Me, do not accept the four kinds of salvation that are easily earned by such service. Why then should they accept any pleasures that are lost in the course of time?’

PURPORT

This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (SB 9.4.67).