# Cc. Ādi 3.18 ## Text > sārṣṭi, sārūpya, āra sāmīpya, sālokya > sāyujya nā laya bhakta yāte brahma-aikya ## Synonyms *sārṣṭi*—opulences equal with the Lord's; *sārūpya*—the same form as the Lord's; *āra*—and; *sāmīpya*—personal association with the Lord; *sālokya*—residence on a Vaikuṇṭha planet; *sāyujya*—oneness with the Lord; *nā* *laya*—they do not accept; *bhakta*—devotees; *yāte*—since; *brahma*-*aikya*—oneness with Brahman. ## Translation **"These liberations are sārṣṭi [achieving opulences equal to those of the Lord], sārūpya [having a form the same as the Lord's], sāmīpya [living as a personal associate of the Lord] and sālokya [living on a Vaikuṇṭha planet]. Devotees never accept sāyujya, however, since that is oneness with Brahman.** ## Purport Those engaged in devotional service according to the ritualistic principles mentioned in the scriptures attain these different kinds of liberation. But although such devotees can attain *sārṣṭi, sārūpya, sāmīpya* and *sālokya,* they are not concerned with these liberations, for such devotees are satisfied only in rendering transcendental loving service to the Lord. The fifth kind of liberation, *sāyujya,* is never accepted even by devotees who perform only ritualistic worship. To attain *sāyujya,* or merging into the Brahman effulgence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is the aspiration of the impersonalists. A devotee never cares for *sāyujya* liberation.