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CC Antya 3.189

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 189

sālokya-sārṣṭi-sārūpya-
sāmīpyaikatvam apy uta
dīyamānaṁ na gṛhṇanti
vinā mat-sevanaṁ janāḥ


SYNONYMS

sālokya — to live on the same planet; sārṣṭi — to acquire the same opulence; sārūpya — to achieve the same bodily features; sāmīpya — to live always near the Supreme Lord; ekatvam — to merge into the existence of the Lord; api — even; uta — certainly; dīyamānam — being offered; na gṛhṇanti — do not take; 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.' "


PURPORT

This verse is spoken by Lord Kapila, an avatāra of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam(SB 3.29.13).