CC MADHYA 24.27
'hetu'-śabde kahe-bhukti-ādi vāñchāntare
bhukti, siddhi, mukti-mukhya ei tina prakāre
bhukti, siddhi, mukti-mukhya ei tina prakāre
SYNONYMS
hetu—cause; śabde—by the word; kahe—it is said; bhukti—enjoying the result by oneself; ādi—and so on; vāñchā-antare—because of a different ambition; bhukti—enjoying the result of action; siddhi—the perfection of doing something; mukti—liberation; mukhya—chief; ei—these; tina prakāre—in three ways.
TRANSLATION
"The word hetu [cause] means that a thing is done for some motive. There can be three motives. One may act to enjoy the result personally, to achieve some material perfection, or to act in such a way that one may be liberated.