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supreme and pure, without contamination by the modes of material
nature, whereas the living entities are apt to be contaminated by associa-
tion with the material modes of goodness, passion and ignorance. This
contamination by the material modes can be washed off completely by
knowledge, renunciation and devotional service. Devotional service to the
Lord is the ultimate issue, and therefore those who are directly engaged in
the devotional service of the Lord do not only acquire the necessary
knowledge in spiritual science, but also attain detachment from material
connection and are thus promoted to the kingdom of God by complete
liberation, as is stated in the Bhagavad-gita (Bg. 14.26):

mam ca yo ‘vyabhicarena
bhak ti-yogena sevate

sa gunan samatityai *tan
brahma-bhiyaya kalpate

Even in the nonliberated stage, a living entity can be directly engaged in
the transcendental loving service of the Personality of Godhead Lord Krsna
or His plenary expansions Rama, Narasimha, etc. Thus, with the pro-
portionate improvement of such transcendental devotional service, the
devotee makes definite progress in the matter of brahma-gati, or atma-gati,
and ultimately attains kapilasya gati, or the abode of the Lord, without
difficulty. The antiseptic potency of devotional service to the Lord is so
great that it can neutralize the material infection even in the present life
of a devotee. A devotee does not need to wait for his next birth for
complete liberation.

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TATIAHIGA «Ae TE
qaamefata ag aa aaa |

TENETFATUTTUTT SE
asagert AzeeaT: Ue UI

atrer apatyam abhikanksata aha tusto
datto mayaham iti yad bhagavan sa dattah
yat-pada-pankaja-paraga-pavitra-deha
yogarddhim apur ubhayim yadu-haihayadyah
