CC Madhya 24.109 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Atmārāma Verse
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 109
- bhakti vinā kevala jñāne 'mukti' nāhi haya
- bhakti sādhana kare yei 'prāpta-brahma-laya'
SYNONYMS
bhakti—devotional service; vinā—without; kevala—only; jñāne—by philosophical speculation; mukti—liberation; nāhi haya—there is not; bhakti—devotional service; sādhana—practice; kare—does; yei—anyone who; prāpta-brahma-laya—as good as merging into the impersonal Brahman.
TRANSLATION
"One cannot attain liberation simply through philosophical speculation devoid of devotional service. However, if one renders devotional service, he is automatically on the Brahman platform.