# Cc. Madhya 3.8 > পরাত্মনিষ্ঠা-মাত্র বেষ-ধারণ । > মুকুন্দ-সেবায় হয় সংসার-তারণ ॥৮॥ ## Text > parātma-niṣṭhā-mātra veṣa-dhāraṇa > mukunda-sevāya haya saṁsāra-tāraṇa ## Synonyms *para-ātma-niṣṭhā-mātra*—only for the determination to serve Kṛṣṇa; *veṣa-dhāraṇa*—changing the dress; *mukunda-sevāya*—by serving Mukunda; *haya*—there is; *saṁsāra-tāraṇa*—liberation from this materiai bondage. ## Translation **The real purpose of accepting sannyāsa is to dedicate oneself to the service of Mukunda. By serving Mukunda, one can actually be liberated from the bondage of material existence.** ## Purport In this connection, Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura says that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu accepted the *sannyāsa* order and recommended the determination of the Avantīpura *bhikṣu* to engage in the service of Mukunda. He accepted the *brāhmaṇa's* version due to his determination to serve Mukunda. The *sannyāsī* dress is actually an attraction for material formality. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu did not like such formality, but He wanted the essence of it-service to Mukunda. Such determination in any condition is *parātma-niṣṭhā.* That is required. The conclusion is that the *sannyāsa* order depends not on the dress but the determination to serve Mukunda.