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’bhaktye jivan-mukta’ gunakrsta hana krsna bhaje

suska-jnane jivan-mukta aparadhe adho maje

SYNONYMS

bhaktye jivat-mukta—persons liberated in this life by discharging devotional service; guna-akrsta hana—being attracted by the transcendental qualities of Krsna; krsna bhaje—engage in the devotional service of the Lord; suska-jnane jivat-mukta—so-called liberated in this life by dry, speculative knowledge; aparadhe—by offenses; adho maje—fall down "Those who are liberated by devotional service become more and more attracted by the transcendental qualities of Krsna.

Thus they engage in His service.

Those who are liberated by the speculative process eventually fall down again due to offensive activity.