Text 11] Lord Viṣṇu's Appearance in the Sacrificial Arena
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PURPORT
The Māyāvāda conception of  kaivalya  and that of the Vaiṣṇava community is different. The Māyāvādī thinks that as soon as one is free from all material contamination, he is merged into the existence of the Supreme. The Vaiṣṇava philosopher's conception of  kaivalya  is different. He understands both his position and the position of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. In the uncontaminated condition, the living entity understands that he is the eternal servitor of the Supreme, and that is called Brahman realization, the spiritual perfection of the living entity. This rapport is very easily achieved. As stated in  Bhagavad-gītā , when one is engaged in the transcendental loving service of the Lord, he is immediately situated on the transcendental platform of  kaivalya  or Brahman.
TEXT 11
उदासीनमिवाभ्यक्षं द्रव्यज्ञानक्रियात्मनाम् । कूटस्यामिममात्मानं यो वेदाप्नोति शोभनम् ॥११॥
udāsīnam ivādhyakṣam   dravya-jñāna-kriyātmanām   kūṭastham imam ātmānam   yo vedāpnoti śobhanam
udāsīnam —indifferent;  iva —simply;  adhyakṣam —the superintendent;  dravya —of the physical elements;  jñāna —knowledge-acquiring senses;  kriyā —working senses;  ātmanām —and of the mind;  kūṭa-stham —fixed;  imam —this;  ātmānam —soul;  yaḥ —anyone who;  veda —knows;  āpnoti —gets;  śobhanam —all good fortune.
TRANSLATION
Anyone who knows that this material body made of the five gross elements, the sense organs, the working senses and the mind is simply supervised by the fixed soul is eligible to be liberated from material bondage.
PURPORT
This verse describes how one can become liberated from material bondage. The first point is that one must know that the soul is different from his body. The soul is called  dehī , or one who possesses the body, and the