Madhya-līlā | Chapter 22: The Process of Devotional Service |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 22.35
bhukti-mukti-siddhi-kāmī 'subuddhi' yadi haya
gāḍha-bhakti-yoge tabe kṛṣṇere bhajaya
SYNONYMS
bhukti — of material enjoyment; mukti — of impersonal liberation; siddhi — of achieving mystic power; kāmī — desirous; su-buddhi — actually intelligent; yadi — if; haya — he is; gāḍha — deep; bhakti-yoge — by devotional service; tabe — then; kṛṣṇere bhajaya — worships Lord Kṛṣṇa.
TRANSLATION
"Due to bad association, the living entity desires material happiness, liberation or merging into the impersonal aspect of the Lord, or he engages in mystic yoga for material power. If such a person actually becomes intelligent, he takes to Kṛṣṇa consciousness by engaging himself in intense devotional service to Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
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