parÄtma-niá¹£á¹hÄ-mÄtra veá¹£a-dhÄraṇa
mukunda-sevÄya haya saá¹sÄra-tÄraṇa
para-Ätma-niá¹£á¹hÄ-mÄtra - only for the determination to serve Kṛṣṇa; veá¹£a-dhÄraṇa - changing the dress; mukunda-sevÄya - by serving Mukunda; haya - there is; saá¹sÄra-tÄraṇa - liberation from this material bondage.
The real purpose of accepting sannyÄsa is to dedicate oneself to the service of Mukunda. By serving Mukunda, one can actually be liberated from the bondage of material existence.
In this connection, ÅšrÄ«la Bhaktivinoda ṬhÄkura says that ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu accepted the sannyÄsa order and recommended the determination of the AvantÄ«pura bhiká¹£u to engage in the service of Mukunda. He accepted the brÄhmaṇa’s version due to his determination to serve Mukunda. The sannyÄsÄ« dress is actually an attraction for material formality. ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu did not like such formality, but He wanted the essence of it — service to Mukunda. Such determination in any condition is parÄtma-niá¹£á¹hÄ. That is required. The conclusion is that the sannyÄsa order depends not on the dress but the determination to serve Mukunda.
