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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.26.1
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 1
- śrī-bhagavān uvāca
- atha te sampravakṣyāmi
- tattvānāṁ lakṣaṇaṁ pṛthak
- yad viditvā vimucyeta
- puruṣaḥ prākṛtair guṇaiḥ
śrīthe Personality of Godhead said-bhagavānthe Personality of Godhead said uvācathe Personality of Godhead said — the Personality of Godhead said; athanow — now; teto you — to you; sampravakṣyāmiI shall describe — I shall describe; tattvānāmof the categories of the Absolute Truth — of the categories of the Absolute Truth; lakṣaṇamthe distinctive features — the distinctive features; pṛthakone by one — one by one; yatwhich — which; viditvāknowing — knowing; vimucyetaone can be released — one can be released; puruṣaḥany person — any person; prākṛtaiḥof the material nature — of the material nature; guṇaiḥfrom the modes — from the modes.
The Personality of Godhead, Kapila, continued: My dear mother, now I shall describe unto you the different categories of the Absolute Truth, knowing which any person can be released from the influence of the modes of material nature.
As stated in Bhagavad-gītā, one can understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Absolute Truth, only through devotional service (bhaktyā mām abhijānāti (BG 18.55, Not yet available in the library. Try the live source.)). As stated in the Bhāgavatam, the object of devotional service is mām, Kṛṣṇa. And, as explained in the Caitanya-caritāmṛta, to understand Kṛṣṇa means to understand Kṛṣṇa in His personal form with His internal energy, His external energy, His expansions and His incarnations. There are many diverse departments of knowledge in understanding Kṛṣṇa. Sāṅkhya philosophy is especially meant for persons who are conditioned by this material world. It is generally understood by the paramparā system, or by disciplic succession, to be the science of devotional service. Preliminary studies of devotional service have already been explained. Now the analytical study of devotional service will be explained by the Lord, who says that by such an analytical study, one becomes freed from the modes of material nature. The same assertion is confirmed in Bhagavad-gītā. Tato māṁ tattvato jñātvā: by understanding the Lord according to various categories, one can become eligible to enter into the kingdom of God. This is also explained here. By understanding the science of devotional service in Sāṅkhya philosophy, one can become free from the modes of material nature. The eternal self, after becoming freed from the spell of material nature, becomes eligible to enter into the kingdom of God. As long as one has even a slight desire to enjoy or lord it over material nature, there is no chance of his being freed from the influence of nature's material modes. Therefore, one has to understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead analytically, as explained in the Sāṅkhya system of philosophy by Lord Kapiladeva.