Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 9.4.67

mat-sevaya pratitam te

salokyadi-catustayam

necchanti sevaya purnah

kuto 'nyat kala-viplutam

SYNONYMS

mat-sevaya -- by being engaged fully in My transcendental loving service; pratitam -- automatically achieved; te -- such pure devotees are fully satisfied; salokya-adi-catustayam -- the four different types of liberation (salokya, sarupya, samipya and sarsti, what to speak of sayujya); na -- not; icchanti -- desire; sevaya -- simply by devotional service; purnah -- fully complete; kutah -- where is the question; anyat -- other things; kala-viplutam -- which are finished in the course of time.

TRANSLATION

My devotees, who are always satisfied to be engaged in My loving service, are not interested even in the four principles of liberation [salokya, sarupya, samipya and sarsti], although these are automatically achieved by their service. What then is to be said of such perishable happiness as elevation to the higher planetary systems?

PURPORT

Srila Bilvamangala Thakura has estimated the value of liberation as follows:

muktih svayam mukulitanjalih sevate 'sman

dharmartha-kama-gatayah samaya-pratiksah

Bilvamangala Thakura realized that if one develops his natural devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, mukti stands before him with folded hands to offer all kinds of service. In other words, the devotee is already liberated. There is no need for him to aspire for different types of liberation. The pure devotee automatically achieves liberation, even without desiring it.

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