CC Madhya 19.173

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 19: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 173

sālokya-sārṣṭi-sāmīpya-

sārūpyaikatvam apy uta

dīyamānaṁ na gṛhṇanti

vinā mat-sevanaṁ janāḥ

SYNONYMS

sālokya—being on the same planet as Me; sārṣṭi—having opulence equal to Mine; sāmīpya—having direct association with Me; sārūpya—having the same form as Me; ekatvam—oneness with Me; api—even; uta—or; dīyamānam—being given; na—not; gṛhṇanti—accept; vinā—without; mat-sevanam—My service; janāḥ—the devotees.

TRANSLATION

“‘My devotees do not accept sālokya, sārṣṭi, sārūpya, sāmīpya or oneness with Me—even if I offer these liberations-in preference to serving Me.

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