Madhya 8.249

TEXT 249

TEXT

'মুক্ত-মধ্যে কোন্ জীব মুক্ত করি' মানি?'
'কৃষ্ণপ্রেম যাঁর, সেই মুক্ত-শিরোমণি ॥' ২৪৯ ॥

'mukta-madhye kon jiva mukta kari' mani?'

'krsna-prema yaṅra, sei mukta-siromani'

SYNONYMS

mukta-madhye-among the liberated; kon-what; jiva-living entity; mukta-liberated; kari'-considering as; mani-we accept; krsna-prema-one who loves Krsna; yaṅra-of whom; sei-such a person; mukta-siromani-the topmost of all liberated souls.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then inquired, "Out of all liberated persons, who should be accepted as the greatest?" Ramananda Raya replied, "He who has love for Krsna has attained the topmost liberation."

PURPORT

In Srimad-Bhagavatam (6.14.5), it is said:

muktanam api siddhanam
narayana-parayanah
sudurlabhah prasantatma
kotisv api mahamune

"O great sage, of the many millions of liberated persons and of the millions who have attained perfection, he who is a devotee of Lord Narayana is very, very rare. Indeed, he is the most perfect and peaceful person."