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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 "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.