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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 2, Ch. 3]
jñānam yad āpratinivṛtta-guṇormi-cakram ātma-prasāda uta yatra guṇeṣv asaṅgaḥ kaivalya-sammata-pathas tv atha bhakti-yogaḥ ko nirvṛto hari-kathāsu ratim na kuryāt
jñānam—knowledge; yat—that which; ā—up to the limit of; pratinivṛtta—completely withdrawn; guṇa-ūrmi—the waves of the material modes; cakram—whirlpool; ātma-prasādaḥ—self-satisfaction; uta—moreover; yatra—where there is; guṇeṣu—in the modes of nature; asaṅgaḥ—no attachment; kaivalya—transcendental; sammata—approved; pathaḥ—path; tu—but; atha—therefore; bhakti-yogaḥ—devotional service; kaḥ—who; nirvṛtaḥ—absorbed in; hari-kathāsu—in the transcendental topic of the Lord; ratim—attraction; na—shall not; kuryāt—do.
TRANSLATION
Transcendental knowledge in relation with the Supreme Lord Hari is knowledge resulting in the complete suspension of the waves and whirlpools of the material modes. Such knowledge is self-satisfying due to its being free from material attachment, and being transcendental it is approved by authorities. Who could fail to be attracted?
PURPORT
According to  Bhagavad-gītā  the characteristics of pure devotees are wonderful (Bg. 10.9). The complete functional activities of a pure devotee are always engaged in the service of the Lord, and thus they exchange feelings of ecstasy between themselves and relish transcendental bliss. This transcendental bliss is experienced even in the stage of devotional practice ( sādhana-avasthā ), if properly undertaken under the guidance of a bona fide spiritual master. And in the mature stage the developed transcendental feeling culminates in realization of the particular relationship with the Lord by which a living entity is originally constituted (up to the relationship of conjugal love with the Lord, estimated as highest transcendental bliss). Thus  bhakti-yoga , being the only means of God realization is called  kaivalya . Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī quotes the Vedic version ( eko nārāyaṇo devaḥ parāvarāṇām parama āste kaivalya-saṅgītaḥ ) in this connection and establishes that Nārāyaṇa, the Personality of Godhead, is known as  kaivalya , and the means which enables one to approach the Lord is called the