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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 6: The Liberation of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 263

bhaṭṭācārya kahe,--'bhakti'-sama nahe mukti-phala

bhagavad-bhakti-vimukhera haya daṇḍa kevala

SYNONYMS

bhaṭṭācārya—Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya; kahe—said; bhakti—devotional service; sama—equal to; nahe—not; mukti—of liberation; phala—the result; bhagavat-bhakti—to the devotional service of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; vimukhera—of one who is averse to; haya—it is; daṇḍa—the punishment; kevala—only.

TRANSLATION

Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya replied, "The awakening of pure love of Godhead, which is the result of devotional service, far surpasses liberation from material bondage. For those averse to devotional service, merging into the Brahman effulgence is a kind of punishment."

PURPORT

In the Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa it is said:

siddha-lokas tu tamasaḥ

pāre yatra vasanti hi

siddhā brahma-sukhe magnā

daityāś ca hariṇā hatāḥ

"In Siddhaloka [Brahmaloka] there live two kinds of living entities-those who are killed by the Supreme Personality of Godhead due to their having been demons in their previous lives and those who are very fond of enjoying the impersonal effulgence of the Lord." The word tamasaḥ means "the coverings of the universe." Layers of material elements cover the universe, and outside these coverings is the impersonal Brahman effulgence. If one is destined to remain in the Lord's impersonal effulgence, he misses the opportunity to render service to the Personality of Godhead. Therefore devotees consider remaining in the impersonal Brahman effulgence a kind of punishment. Sometimes devotees think of merging into the Brahman effulgence, and consequently they are promoted to Siddhaloka. Because of their impersonal understanding, they are actually punished. Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya continues to explain the distinction between mukti-pada and bhakti-pada in the following verses.

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+Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya replied, "The awakening of pure love of Godhead, which is the result of devotional service, far surpasses liberation from material bondage. For those averse to devotional service, merging into the Brahman effulgence is a kind of punishment."
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 In the Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa it is said:
-:siddha-lokas tu tamasaḥ pāre yatra vasanti hi
+:siddha-lokas tu tamasaḥ
-:siddhā brahma-sukhe magnā daityāś ca hariṇā hatāḥ
+:pāre yatra vasanti hi
+:siddhā brahma-sukhe magnā
+:daityāś ca hariṇā hatāḥ
-“In Siddhaloka [Brahmaloka] there live two kinds of living entities—those who are killed by the Supreme Personality of Godhead due to their having been demons in their previous lives and those who are very fond of enjoying the impersonal effulgence of the Lord.” The word tamasaḥ means “the coverings of the universe.” Layers of material elements cover the universe, and outside these coverings is the impersonal Brahman effulgence. If one is destined to remain in the Lord’s impersonal effulgence, he misses the opportunity to render service to the Personality of Godhead. Therefore devotees consider remaining in the impersonal Brahman effulgence a kind of punishment. Sometimes devotees think of merging into the Brahman effulgence, and consequently they are promoted to Siddhaloka. Because of their impersonal understanding, they are actually punished. Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya continues to explain the distinction between mukti-pada and bhakti-pada in the following verses.
+"In Siddhaloka [Brahmaloka] there live two kinds of living entities-those who are killed by the Supreme Personality of Godhead due to their having been demons in their previous lives and those who are very fond of enjoying the impersonal effulgence of the Lord." The word tamasaḥ means "the coverings of the universe." Layers of material elements cover the universe, and outside these coverings is the impersonal Brahman effulgence. If one is destined to remain in the Lord's impersonal effulgence, he misses the opportunity to render service to the Personality of Godhead. Therefore devotees consider remaining in the impersonal Brahman effulgence a kind of punishment. Sometimes devotees think of merging into the Brahman effulgence, and consequently they are promoted to Siddhaloka. Because of their impersonal understanding, they are actually punished. Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya continues to explain the distinction between mukti-pada and bhakti-pada in the following verses.
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