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have attained the favor of Krṣṇa, which is aspired after even by great mystics! How wonderful it is that these women have attained such perfection, while we, although  brāhmaṇas  who have performed all the reformatory activities, cannot attain to this advanced stage!”
There is a similar statement by Nārada, addressed to Śukadeva Gosvāmī: “My dear Śukadeva Gosvāmī, you never took the trouble to reside under the care of a spiritual master, and yet you have attained such a great status of transcendental knowledge. You never took the trouble to undergo severe austerities, and still, how wonderful it is that you have been situated in the most perfect stage of love of Godhead.”
Sukadeva Gosvāmī and the wives of the  brāhmaṇas  who were performing  yajña  are vivid examples of devotees who achieved the perfectional stage of devotional service by the grace of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Eternal Perfection
Persons who have achieved eternal, blissful life exactly on the level of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, and who are able to attract Lord Kṛṣṇa by their transcendental loving service, are called eternally perfect. The technical name is  nitya-siddha . There are two classes of living entities—namely,  nitya-siddha  and  nitya-baddha . The distinction is that the  nitya-siddhas  are eternally Kṛṣṇa conscious without any forgetfulness, whereas the  nitya-baddhas , or eternally conditioned souls, are forgetful of their relationship with Kṛṣṇa.
The position of the  nitya-siddhas  is explained in the  Padma Purāṇa  in connection with the narration of the Supreme Personality of God-head and Satyabhāmādevī. The Lord tells Satyabhāmā: “My dear Satyabhāmādevī, I have descended to this earthly planet by the request of Lord Brahmā and other demigods. Those who are born into this family of Yadu are all My eternal associates. My dear wife, you should not consider that My associates are ever separated from Me; they are My personal expansions, and as such, you must know that they are almost as powerful as I am. Because of their transcendental qualities, they are very, very dear to Me, as I am very, very dear to