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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 3, Ch. 25]
हृतात्मनो हृतप्राणांश्च भक्ति- रनिच्छतो मे गतिमर्ण्वां प्रयुङ्क्ते ॥३६॥
tair darśanīyāvayavair udāra- vilāsa-hāsekṣita-vāma-sūktaiḥ hṛtātmano hṛta-prāṇāṁś ca bhaktir anicchato me gatim aṇvīṁ prayuṅkte
taiḥ —by those forms;  darśanīya —charming;  avayavaiḥ —whose limbs;  udāra —exalted;  vilāsa —pastimes;  hāsa —smiling;  īkṣita —glances;  vāma —pleasing;  sūktaiḥ —whose delightful words;  hṛta —captivated;  ātmanaḥ —their minds;  hṛta —captivated;  prāṇān —their senses;  ca —and;  bhaktiḥ —devotional service;  anicchataḥ —unwilling;  me —My;  gatim —abode;  aṇvīṁ —subtle;  prayuṅkte —secures.
TRANSLATION
Upon seeing the charming forms of the Lord, smiling and attractive, and hearing His very pleasing words, the pure devotee almost loses all other consciousness. His senses are freed from all other engagements, and he becomes absorbed in devotional service. Thus in spite of his unwillingness, he gets liberation without separate endeavor.
PURPORT
There are three divisions of devotees—first-class, second-class and third-class. Even the third-class devotees are liberated souls. It is explained in this verse that although they do not have knowledge, simply by seeing the beautiful decoration of the Deity in the temple, the devotee is absorbed in thought of Him and loses all other consciousness. Simply by fixing oneself in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, engaging the senses in the service of the Lord, one is imperceptibly liberated. This is also confirmed in  Bhagavad-gītā . Simply by discharging uncontaminated devotional service as prescribed in the scriptures, one becomes equal to Brahman. In  Bhagavad-gītā  it is said,  brahma-bhūyāya kalpate . This means that the living entity in his original state is Brahman because he is part and parcel of the Supreme Brahman. But simply because of his forgetfulness of his real nature as an eternal servitor of the Lord, he is overwhelmed and captured by  māyā . His forgetfulness of his real constitutional position is  māyā . Otherwise he is eternally Brahman.