CC Madhya 25.156

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 25: How All the Residents of Vārāṇasī Became Vaiṣṇavas

CC Madhya 25.155

CC Madhya 25.157

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 156

“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

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