104
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 4, Ch. 3]
because in that stage the Supreme Person, Kṛṣṇa, is revealed in the heart of the devotee. Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī has very nicely described this  vasudeva  or  śuddha-sattva  in his  Bhagavat-sandarbha . He explains that  aṣṭottara-śata  (108) is added to the name of the spiritual master to indicate one who is situated in  śuddha-sattva  or in the transcendental state of  vasudeva . The word  vasudeva  is also used for other purposes. For example,  vasudeva  also means one who is everywhere or all-pervading. The sun is also called  vasudeva-śabditam . The word  vasudeva  may be utilized for different purposes, but whatever purpose we adopt, Vāsudeva means the all-pervading or localized Supreme Personality of Godhead. In  Bhagavad-gītā  it is also stated,  Vāsudevaḥ sarvam iti  (Bg. 7.19). Factual realization is to understand Vāsudeva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and surrender unto Him.  Vasudeva  is the field where Vāsudeva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is revealed. When one is free from the contamination of material nature and is situated in pure Kṛṣṇa consciousness or in the  vasudeva  state, Vāsudeva, the Supreme Person, is revealed. This state is also called  kaivalya , which means pure consciousness.  Jīānam sāttvikam kaivalyam . When one is situated in pure transcendental knowledge, that is called  kaivalya . Therefore  vasudeva  also means  kaivalya , a word which is generally used by impersonalists. Impersonal  kaivalya  is not the last stage of realization, but in Kṛṣṇa consciousness  kaivalya , when one understands the Supreme Personality of Godhead, then he is successful. In that pure state, by hearing, chanting, remembering, etc., because of the development of knowledge of the science of Kṛṣṇa, one can understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead. All these activities are under the guidance of the internal energy of the Supreme Lord. The action of the internal potency is also described in this verse as  apāvṛtaḥ , free from any covering. Because the Supreme Personality of Godhead, His name, His form, His quality, His paraphernalia, etc., are beyond material nature, being transcendental, it is not possible to understand any one of them with the materialistic senses. When the senses are purified by the discharge of pure devotional service ( hṛṣīkeṇa hṛṣīkeśa-sevanam bhaktir ucyate ), the pure senses can see Kṛṣṇa without covering. Now one may inquire that since factually the devotee has the same material existential body, how is it possible that the same materialistic eyes become purified by devotional service? The example, as stated by Lord Caitanya, is that devotional service cleanses the mirror of the mind. In a clean mirror one can see his face very distinctly. Similarly, simply by cleansing the mirror of the mind one can have a clear conception of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. It is stated in  Bhagavad-gītā ,  abhyāsa-yoga-yuktena . By executing one's prescribed duties