CC Madhya 24.129 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Atmārāma Verse
TEXT 129
- jīvan-mukta' aneka, sei dui bheda jāni
- 'bhaktye jīvan-mukta', jñāne jīvan-mukta' māni
SYNONYMS
jīvat-mukta—liberated in this life; aneka—there are many; sei—all of them; dui bheda—two divisions; jāni—we consider; bhaktye jīvat-mukta—one liberated in this life by pursuing the process of devotional service; jñāne jīvat-mukta—a person liberated in this life by following the process of philosophical speculation; māni—we can understand.
TRANSLATION
"There are many people who are liberated even in this lifetime. Some are liberated by discharging devotional service, and others are liberated through the philosophical speculative process.