# Cc. Madhya 6.266 ## Text > yadyapi se mukti haya pañca-parakāra > sālokya-sāmīpya-sārūpya-sārṣṭi-sāyujya āra ## Synonyms *yadyapi*—although; *se*—that; *mukti*—liberation; *haya*—is; *pañca*-*parakāra*—of five different varieties; *sālokya*—of the name *sālokya*; *sāmīpya*—of the name *sāmīpya*; *sārūpya*—of the name *sārūpya*; *sārṣṭi*—of the name *sārṣṭi*; *sāyujya*—of the name *sāyujya*; *āra*—and. ## Translation **"There are five kinds of liberation: sālokya, sāmīpya, sārūpya, sārṣṭi and sāyujya.** ## Purport Sālokya means that after material liberation one is promoted to the planet where the Supreme Personality of Godhead resides. *Sāmīpya* means remaining an associate of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. *Sārūpya* means attaining a four-handed form exactly like that of the Lord. *Sārṣṭi* means attaining opulences like those of the Supreme Lord, and *sāyujya* means merging into the Brahman effulgence of the Lord. These are the five types of liberation.