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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.14.4

प्रायो मुमुक्षवस्तेषां केचनैव द्विजोत्तम । मुमुक्षूणां सहस्रेषु कश्चिन्मुच्येत सिध्यति ॥ ४ ॥
prāyo mumukṣavas teṣāṁ
[praayo mumukshavas teshaam]
kecanaiva dvijottama
[kechanaiva dvijottama]
mumukṣūṇāṁ sahasreṣu
[mumukshoonaam sahasreshu]
kaścin mucyeta sidhyati
[kashchin muchyeta sidhyati]
Word-for-word
prāyaḥ — almost always mumukṣavaḥ — persons interested in liberation teṣām — of them kecana — some eva — indeed dvija-uttama — O best of the brāhmaṇas mumukṣūṇām — of those who desire to be liberated sahasreṣu — in many thousands kaścit — someone mucyeta — may be actually liberated sidhyati — someone is perfect.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
prāyo mumukṣavas teṣāṁ
prāyaḥ
almost always
mumukṣavaḥ
persons interested in liberation
teṣām
of them
kecanaiva dvijottama
kecana
some
eva
indeed
dvija-uttama
O best of the brāhmaṇas
mumukṣūṇāṁ sahasreṣu
mumukṣūṇām
of those who desire to be liberated
sahasreṣu
in many thousands
kaścin mucyeta sidhyati
kaścit
someone
mucyeta
may be actually liberated
sidhyati
someone is perfect.
O best of the brāhmaṇas, Śukadeva Gosvāmī, out of many persons who follow religious principles, only a few desire liberation from the material world. Among many thousands who desire liberation, one may actually achieve liberation, giving up material attachment to society, friendship, love, country, home, wife and children. And among many thousands of such liberated persons, one who can understand the true meaning of liberation is very rare.
Purport

There are four classes of men, namely karmīs, jñānīs, yogīs and bhaktas. This statement pertains especially to karmīs and jñānīs. A karmī tries to he happy within this material world by changing from one body to another. His objective is bodily comfort, either in this planet or in another. When such a person becomes a jñānī, however, be aspires for liberation from material bondage. Among many such persons who aspire for liberation, one may actually be liberated during his life. Such a person gives up his attachment for society, friendship, love, country, family, wife and children. Among many such persons, who are in the vānaprastha stage, one may understand the value of becoming a sannyāsī, completely accepting the renounced order of life.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O best of the brāhmaṇas! Out of those follow dharma, only a few desire liberation. Among many thousands who desire liberation, one person becomes a jivamukta and out of many such persons, only one attains the spiritual world. Mucyeta means he becomes a jīvanmukta.
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Personal Guidance
Among dharma-followers, few seek liberation; among many thousands, one achieves it. The path narrows to a thread at the level of moksha.
Reflection Questions
  • Have I named liberation as a real desire, or do I treat it as folklore?
  • What stops me from being the one in thousands?
📝 My note

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