Lord Krishna adds:

It is possible to achieve liberation if one seriously performs devotional service and thus listens for a long time to the words concerning My Person or emanating from Me. He who thus fulfils his prescribed duties will not suffer any backlash for any of his acts, and will be freed from material filth.

This devotional service must be energetically performed with perfect knowledge and spiritual vision. It is necessary to be firmly renounced and to practice austerity as well as yoga in order to establish oneself with constancy in the inner absorption.

The influence of material nature has covered the distinct being, thus plunging it as in a perpetual blazing fire. But by the serious practice of devotional service, this influence can be dispelled, just as the pieces of wood used to light a fire are themselves consumed by it.

Abandoning his desire to dominate the material nature for having become aware of the faulty nature of this desire, the living being becomes independent and stands in his own glory.

He who dreams and whose consciousness is almost completely veiled, will be able to see many sinister signs, but in the waking state, in full consciousness, these same phenomena cannot disturb him.

The influence of material nature cannot harm an enlightened being, even if he engages in material acts, for he knows the truth concerning the Absolute, and his mind remains fixed on God, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

When a person thus devotes himself to devotional service and spiritual realization for many years, during multiple existences, he becomes quite reluctant to taste the pleasures offered by any material planet whatsoever, even the highest, known as Brahmaloka, his consciousness then fully develops.

My devotee truly accesses spiritual realization through My infinite grace and without cause, and so once freed from all doubt, he firmly walks to his own destination, which is directly under the protection of My spiritual energy, all pure bliss. This is the ultimate perfection to be achieved by the distinct being. After leaving his material body, my servant returns to this absolute abode and never returns to this world again.

When the attention of the perfect spiritualist is no longer captivated by the prowess of the supernatural powers, these manifestations of the external energy, his progress towards Me knows no more limits, so much so that death has no more influence on him.

The eight characteristics of a liberated person.

In truth, liberation means returning to our original position of serving the Lord with love and devotion. It is to detach oneself from all material attraction in order to be absorbed in the service of love and devotion offered to Krishna, God, the Supreme Person, this is called immutability. Liberation also means breaking the chains that hold us prisoner of matter and this material world, in order to return to the eternal kingdom of God. The service of the Lord is that level of perfection called “the highest liberation”.