Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.4.67

mat-sevayā pratītam te

sālokyādi-catushtayam

necchanti sevayā pūrnāh

kuto 'nyat kāla-viplutam

SYNONYMS

mat-sevayā — by being engaged fully in My transcendental loving service; pratītam — automatically achieved; te — such pure devotees are fully satisfied; sālokya-ādi-catushtayam — the four different types of liberation (sālokya, sārūpya, sāmīpya and sārshti, what to speak of sāyujya); na — not; icchanti — desire; sevayā — simply by devotional service; pūrnāh — fully complete; kutah — where is the question; anyat — other things; kāla-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 [sālokya, sārūpya, sāmīpya and sārshti], 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

Śrīla Bilvamańgala Thākura has estimated the value of liberation as follows:

muktih svayam mukulitāñjalih sevate 'smān

dharmārtha-kāma-gatayah samaya-pratīkshāh

Bilvamańgala Thākura 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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