Madhya 24.28

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এক ভুক্তি কহে, ভোগ - অনন্ত-প্রকার ।
সিদ্ধি - অষ্টাদশ, মুক্তি - পঞ্চবিধাকার ॥ ২৮ ॥

eka bhukti kahe, bhoga-ananta-prakara

siddhi-astadasa, mukti-panca-vidhakara

SYNONYMS

eka-first; bhukti-material enjoyment by doing something; kahe-is known; bhoga-enjoyment; ananta-prakara-unlimited varieties; siddhi-the yogic perfections; astadasa-eighteen in number; mukti-liberation; panca-vidha-akara-five varieties.

TRANSLATION

"First we take the word bhukti [material enjoyment], which is of unlimited variety. We may also take the word siddhi [perfection], which has eighteen varieties. Similarly, the word mukti has five varieties.