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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.6.17

యస్యామేవ కవయ ఆత్మానమవిరతం వివిధవృజినసంసారపరితాపోపతప్యమానమనుసవనం స్‍నాపయన్తస్తయైవ పరయా నిర్వృత్యా హ్యపవర్గమాత్యన్తికం పరమపురుషార్థమపి స్వయమాసాదితం నో ఏవాద్రియన్తే భగవదీయత్వేనైవ పరిసమాప్తసర్వార్థా: ॥ ౧౭ ॥
yasyām eva kavaya ātmānam avirataṁ vividha-vṛjina-saṁsāra-paritāpopatapyamānam anusavanaṁ snāpayantas tayaiva parayā nirvṛtyā hy apavargam ātyantikaṁ parama-puruṣārtham api svayam āsāditaṁ no evādriyante bhagavadīyatvenaiva parisamāpta-sarvārthāḥ.
[yasyaam eva kavaya aatmaanam aviratam vividha-vrijina-samsaara-paritaapopatapyamaanam anusavanam snaapayantas tayaiva parayaa nirvrityaa hy apavargam aatyantikam parama-purushaartham api svayam aasaaditam no evaadriyante bhagavadeeyatvenaiva parisamaapta-sarvaarthaah.]
Word-for-word
yasyām eva — in which (Kṛṣṇa consciousness or the nectar of devotional service) kavayaḥ — the advancement of learned scholars or philosophers in spiritual life ātmānam — the self aviratam — constantly vividha — various vṛjina — full of sins saṁsāra — in material existence paritāpa — from miserable conditions upatapyamānam — suffering anusavanam — without stopping snāpayantaḥ — bathing tayā — by that eva — certainly parayā — great nirvṛtyā — with happiness hi — certainly apavargam — liberation ātyantikam — uninterrupted parama-puruṣa-artham — the best of all human achievements api — although svayam — itself āsāditam — obtained no — not eva — certainly ādriyante — endeavor to achieve bhagavadīyatvena eva — because of a relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead parisamāpta-sarva-arthāḥ — those who have ended all kinds of material desires.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yasyām eva kavaya ātmānam avirataṁ vividha-vṛjina-saṁsāra-paritāpopatapyamānam anusavanaṁ snāpayantas tayaiva parayā nirvṛtyā hy apavargam ātyantikaṁ parama-puruṣārtham api svayam āsāditaṁ no evādriyante bhagavadīyatvenaiva parisamāpta-sarvārthāḥ.
yasyām eva
in which (Kṛṣṇa consciousness or the nectar of devotional service)
kavayaḥ
the advancement of learned scholars or philosophers in spiritual life
ātmānam
the self
aviratam
constantly
vividha
various
vṛjina
full of sins
saṁsāra
in material existence
paritāpa
from miserable conditions
upatapyamānam
suffering
anusavanam
without stopping
snāpayantaḥ
bathing
tayā
by that
eva
certainly
parayā
great
nirvṛtyā
with happiness
hi
certainly
apavargam
liberation
ātyantikam
uninterrupted
parama-puruṣa-artham
the best of all human achievements
api
although
svayam
itself
āsāditam
obtained
no
not
eva
certainly
ādriyante
endeavor to achieve
bhagavadīyatvena eva
because of a relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead
parisamāpta-sarva-arthāḥ
those who have ended all kinds of material desires.
Devotees always bathe themselves in devotional service in order to be relieved from the various tribulations of material existence. By doing this, the devotees enjoy supreme bliss, and liberation personified comes to serve them. Nonetheless, they do not accept that service, even if it is offered by the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself. For the devotees, liberation [mukti] is very unimportant because, having attained the Lord’s transcendental loving service, they have attained everything desirable and have transcended all material desires.
Purport

Devotional service unto the Lord is the highest attainment for anyone desiring liberation from the tribulations of material existence. As stated in Bhagavad-gītā (6.22), yaṁ labdhvā cāparaṁ lābhaṁ manyate nādhikaṁ tataḥ: “Gaining this, one thinks there is no greater gain.” When one attains the service of the Lord, which is non-different from the Lord, one does not desire anything material. Mukti means relief from material existence. Bilvamaṅgala Ṭhākura says: muktiḥ mukulitāṣjaliḥ sevate ’smān. For a devotee, mukti is not a very great achievement. Mukti means being situated in one’s constitutional position. The constitutional position of every living being is that of the Lord’s servant; therefore when a living entity is engaged in the Lord’s loving service, he has already attained mukti. Consequently a devotee does not aspire for mukti, even if it is offered by the Supreme Lord Himself.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The wise, suffering from various calamities of material life, continually bathe themselves in the lake of bhakti, and because of its intense bliss, they do not strive for liberation, though it considered the highest goal, which comes of its own accord since they have attained everything by being the servants of the Lord. Bhakti is the highest goal for the living being. In bhakti (yasyām), a lake of nectar, the learned bathe themselves. They do not aspire for liberation which comes on its own, though not requested, and though offered by the Lord. They have no interest in liberation because everything is already attained by being the servant of the Lord, not by becoming the Lord.
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