Text 23] Talks Between Lord Siva and Sati 103
vasudevah—Vasudeva; hi—because; adhoksajah—transcendental; me—by
me; namasa—with obeisances; vidhiyate—worshiped.
TRANSLATION

I am always engaged in offering obeisances to Lord Vasudeva in pure
Krsna consciousness. Krsna consciousness is always pure consciousness,
and in that consciousness the Supreme Personality of Godhead, known as
Vasudeva, is revealed without any covering.

PURPORT

The living entity is constitutionally pure. Asaigo hy atmayam purusah.
In the Vedic literature it is said that the soul is always pure and uncontami-
nated by material attachment. The identification of the body with the soul is
due to misunderstanding. As soon as one is fully Krsna conscious it is to
be understood that he is in his pure, original constitutional position. This
state of existence is called suddha-sattva, which means that it is transcen-
dental to the material qualities. Since this Suddha-sattva existence is under
the direct action of the internal potency, in this state the activities of
material consciousness stop. For example, when iron is put into a fire, it
becomes warm, and when it is red-hot, although it is iron, it acts like fire.
Similarly, when copper is surcharged with electricity, its action as copper
stops; it acts as electricity. It is also confirmed in Bhagavad-gitd that any-
one who engages in unadulterated devotional service to the Lord is at
once clevated to the position of pure Brahman.

mam ca yo vyabhicarena bhakti-yogena sevate
sa gundan samatityaitan brahma-bhiiyaya kalpate
(Bg. 14.26)

Therefore suddha-sattva, as described in this verse, is the transcendental
position, which is technically called vasudeva. Vasudeva is also the name of
the person from whom Krsna appears. This verse explains that the pure
state is called vasudeva because in that state Vasudeva, the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead, is revealed without any covering. To execute un-
adulterated devotional service, therefore, one must follow the rules and
regulations of devotional service without desire to gain material profit by
fruitive activities or mental speculation,

In pure devotional service one simply serves the Supreme Personality
of Godhead as a matter of duty, without reason and without being
impeded by material conditions. That is called suddha-sattva, or vasudeva,
