Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 6.266
Understanding the Five Kinds of Liberation
“There are five kinds of liberation: sālokya, sāmīpya, sārūpya, sārṣṭi and sāyujya.
What the purport teaches
- Sālokya means being promoted, after material liberation, to the planet where the Supreme Personality of Godhead resides. Sāmīpya means remaining His associate.
- Sārūpya means attaining a four-handed form exactly like the Lord’s. Sārṣṭi means attaining opulences like those of the Supreme Lord.
- Sāyujya means merging into the Lord’s Brahman effulgence. Together, these are the five types of liberation.
Try this today
Write down the five kinds of liberation with a short definition beside each.
Ask yourself
Which of these five terms can you now explain in your own words?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.