Madhya 24.129

TEXT 129
 
TEXT
'জীবন্মুক্ত' অনেক, সেই দুই ভেদ জানি ।
'ভক্ত্যে জীবন্মুক্ত', 'জ্ঞানে জীবন্মুক্ত' মানি ॥ ১২৯ ॥
'jivan-mukta' aneka, sei dui bheda jani
'bhaktye jivan-mukta', 'jnane jivan-mukta' mani
SYNONYMS
jivat-mukta-liberated in this life; aneka-there are many; sei-all of them; dui bheda-two divisions; jani-we consider; bhaktye jivat-mukta-one liberated in this life by pursuing the process of devotional service; jnane jivat-mukta-a person liberated in this life by following the process of philosophical speculation; mani-we can understand.
TRANSLATION
"There are many people who are liberated even in this lifetime. Some are liberated by discharging devotional service, and others are liberated through the philosophical speculative process.