CC Madhya 24.27 (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 27
- 'hetu'-śabde kahe--bhukti-ādi vāñchāntare
- bhukti, siddhi, mukti--mukhya ei tina prakāre
SYNONYMS
hetu—cause; śabde—by the word; kahe—it is said; bhukti—enjoying the result by oneself; ādi—and so on; vāñchā-antare—because of a different ambition; bhukti—enjoying the result of action; siddhi—the perfection of doing something; mukti—liberation; mukhya—chief; ei—these; tina prakāre—in three ways.
TRANSLATION
"The word hetu [cause] means that a thing is done for some motive. There can be three motives. One may act to enjoy the result personally, to achieve some material perfection, or to act in such a way that one may be liberated.