213 The Nectar of Devotion
their respective places. As such, these ever liberated Vaisnavas are not
bound by the material laws of birth and death.”

As is stated in the Bhagavad-gita by the Lord Himself, His birth,
deeds and activities are all transcendental. Similarly, the birth, deeds
and activities of the associates of the Lord are also transcendental.
And, as it is an offense to consider oneself to be Krsna, so it is offen-
sive to consider oneself to be Yasoda, Nanda, or any other associate
of the Lord. We should always remember that they are transcen-
dental; they are never conditioned souls.

It is described that Krsna, the enemy of Kamsa, has sixty-four tran-
scendental qualities, and all of the ever-liberated souls who accom-
pany the Lord have the first fifty-five of the qualities, without any
doubt. Such devotees are related to the Supreme Personality of God-
head in any of five transcendental mellows—namely, neutrality, servi-
torship, friendship, parenthood and conjugal love. These relation-
ships with the Lord are eternal, and therefore nitya-siddha devotees
do not have to strive to attain the perfectional stage by executing
regulative devotional principles. They are eternally qualified to serve
Krsna.
