Madhya 24.27

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'হেতু'-শব্দে কহে - ভুক্তি-আদি বাঞ্ছান্তরে ।
ভুক্তি, সিদ্ধি, মুক্তি - মুখ্য এই তিন প্রকারে ॥ ২৭ ॥

'hetu'-sabde kahe-bhukti-adi vanchantare

bhukti, siddhi, mukti-mukhya ei tina prakare

SYNONYMS

hetu-cause; sabde-by the word; kahe-it is said; bhukti-enjoying the result by oneself; adi-and so on; vancha-antare-because of a different ambition; bhukti-enjoying the result of action; siddhi-the perfection of doing something; mukti-liberation; mukhya-chief; ei-these; tina prakare-in three ways.

TRANSLATION

"The word hetu [cause] means that a thing is done for some motive. There can be three motives. One may act to enjoy the result personally, to achieve some material perfection, or to act in such a way that one may be liberated.

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