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| Ādi-līlā | Chapter 4: The Confidential Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Ādi 4.207
sālokya-sārṣṭi-sārūpya-
sāmīpyaikatvam apy uta
dīyamānaḿ na gṛhṇanti
vinā mat-sevanaḿ janāḥ
SYNONYMS
sālokya — being on the same planet as Me; sārṣṭi — having opulence equal to Mine; sārūpya — having the same form as Me; sāmīpya — having direct association with Me; ekatvam — oneness with Me; api — even; uta — or; dīyamānam — being given; na — not; gṛhṇanti — accept; 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
These three verses from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (3.29.11-13) were spoken by Lord Kṛṣṇa in the form of Kapiladeva.
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness