SB 3.27.19

The living entity, although desires freedom from the contamination of matter, he is not given release. Actually, as soon as a living entity puts himselfs under the control of material nature the…, or the different modes of material nature, he acts influenced by the quality of material nature, he becomes passive. And it is confirmed in the Bhagavad-gita [Bg 3.27], prakrteḥ kriyamanani gunaiḥ karmani sarvasah: a living entity is acting influenced by the different quality or modes of material nature, but unfortunately he is falsely thinking that he is acting. He is passive. In other words, he has no opportunity to get out of the control of the material nature because he is already conditioned by the matter, and in the Bhagavad-gita it is also said that it is very difficult to get out of the clutches of material nature. So one may try in different ways to think that everything is void in the ultimate issue, there is no God, even there is anything spirit-that is impersonal. So that speculation may go on, but actually it is very difficult to get out of the clutches of material nature. So that question is put here by Devahūti that one may speculate in so many ways, but where is the liberation so long he is under the spell of material nature? The answer is also there in the Bhagavad-gita [Bg 7.14]: that only one who has surrendered himself unto the lotus feet of the Supreme Lord Krsna: mam eva ye prapadyante. (m-a-m e-v-a y-a p-r-a-p-a-d-y-a-...

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...n-t-e) Persons who simply surrenders unto the lotus feet of the Supreme Lord, he can be freed from the clutches of maya.

So gradually Devahūti is coming to that point, so her questions are very intelligent. That how one can be liberated? One..., how can one be a pure in state of spiritual existence so long one is strongly hold..., strongly held by the modes of material nature? This is also an indication to the false meditator. There are many so-called meditators they think artificially that "I am the Supreme Spirit Soul and I am conducting the activities of the material nature. The sun is moving under my direction, the moon is rising and so on." They think by such contemplation or meditation they become free, but actually it is seen that just after finishing such nonsense meditation for a few minutes or a few hour, immediately they are captured by the modes of material nature. We have practically seen that a man after such high-sounding meditation, just immediately giving it up, he becomes thirsty and wants to smoke or drink. So practically he is under the grip of strong hold of material nature, and he is thinking that he is already separated from the clutches of maya. So this question of Devahūti is for such person who falsely meditate that he is everything and…, or everything in the…, in the ultimate issue is void, there is no sinful activities or pious activities. These are all atheistic convention only. Actually, a living entity, unless he surrenders unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead as it is instructed in the Bhagavad-gita, there is no liberation or there is no freedom from the clutches of maya.