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‘mukta-madhye kon jīva mukta kari’ māni?’
‘kṛṣṇa-prema yāṅra, sei mukta-śiromaṇi’
Synonyms
mukta-madhye—among the liberated; kon—what; jīva—living entity; mukta—liberated; kari—considering as; mani—We accept; krsna-prema—one who loves Kṛṣṇa; yāṅra—of whom; sei—such a person; mukta-śiromaṇi—the topmost of all liberated souls. ¶
Translation
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then inquired, “Out of all liberated persons, who should be accepted as the greatest?” ¶
Rāmānanda Rāya replied, “He who has love for Kṛṣṇa has attained the topmost liberation.” ¶
Purport
In Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (6.14.5), it is said: ¶
muktānām api siddhānāṁ
nārāyaṇa-parāyaṇaḥ
su-durlabhaḥ praśāntātmā
kotiṣv api mahā-mune
“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 Nārāyaṇa is very, very rare. Indeed, he is the most perfect and peaceful person.” ¶