Text 11] — Lord Visnu’s Appearance in the Sacrificial Arena 775

PURPORT

The Mayavada conception of kaivalya and that of the Vaisnava commu-
nity is different. The Mayavadi thinks that as soon as one is free from all
material contamination, he is merged into the existence of the Supreme.
The Vaisnava philosopher’s conception of kaivalya is different. He under-
stands 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-gita, 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

Bata ASTI |
qeatararear At Taratha Wray 112 21

udasinam iwadh yaksam
dravya-jiana-kriyatmanam

kutastham imam atmanam
yo vedapnoti sobhanam

udasinam—indifferent; iva—simply; adhyaksam—the superintendent;
dravya—of the physical elements; jaidna—knowledge-acquiring senses;
kriya—working senses; dtmandm—and of the mind; kitta-stham—fixed;
imam—this; dtmaénam—soul; yah—anyone who; veda—knows; dpnoti—gets;
Sobhanam—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 describeshow 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 dehi, or one who possesses the body, and the
