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Knowledge of the Absolute I
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unbound. Because the bound cannot help the bound, the rescuer must be liberated. Therefore, only Lord Krṣṇa, or His bona fide representative the spiritual master, can release the conditioned soul. Without such superior help, one cannot be freed from the bondage of material nature. Devotional service, or Krṣṇa consciousness, can help one gain such release. Krṣṇa, being the Lord of illusory energy, can order this insurmountable energy to release the conditioned soul. He orders this release out of His causeless mercy on the surrendered soul and out of His paternal affection for the living entity who is originally a beloved son of the Lord. Therefore surrender unto the lotus feet of the Lord is the only means to get free from the clutches of the stringent material nature.
The words  mām eva  are also significant.  Mām  means unto Kṛṣṇa (Viṣṇu) only, and not Brahmā or Śiva. Although Brahmā and Śiva are greatly elevated and are almost on the level of Viṣṇu, it is not possible for such incarnations of  rājo-guṇa  (passion) and  tamo-guṇa  (ignorance) to release the conditioned soul from the clutches of  māyā . In other words, both Brahmā and Śiva are also under the influence of  māyā . Only Viṣṇu is the master of  māyā ; therefore He can alone give release to the conditioned soul. The  Vedas  confirm this in the phrase  tvam eva viditvā  or “Freedom is possible only by understanding Kṛṣṇa.” Even Lord Śiva affirms that liberation can be achieved only by the mercy of Viṣṇu. Lord Śiva says:
mukti-pradātā sarveṣām viṣṇur eva na samśayah...
“There is no doubt that Visnu is the deliverer of liberation for everyone.”
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न मां दुष्कृतिनो मूढाः प्रपद्यन्ते नराधमाः । माययापहृतज्ञाना आसुरं भावमाश्रिताः ॥१५॥
na māṁ duṣkṛtino mūḍhāḥ prapadyante narādhamāḥ māyayāpahṛta-jñānā āsuraṁ bhāvam āśritāḥ
na —not;  mām —unto Me;  duṣkṛtinaḥ —miscreants;  mūḍhāḥ —foolish;  prapadyante —surrender;  narādhamāḥ —lowest among mankind;  māyayā —