The Lord gives us the solution: Liberation can be attained by earnestly performing devotional service and thus listening for a long time to the words concerning Me, or emanating from Me. One who thus fulfills his prescribed duties will not suffer any repercussions for any of his actions and will be freed from material defilement.

Listening to the glories of the Sovereign Lord cleanses the heart of all defilement caused by the influence of the three attributes of material nature. Regular and continuous listening to the words and teachings of God reduces the effects of the contamination stemming from lust and greed, that is, the desire to dominate material nature. When these defilements diminish, one establishes oneself in virtue. This is the level of spiritual realization. Thus, one can establish oneself at the absolute level, which amounts to liberation from the shackles of matter.

To free oneself from material bondage, one simply needs to surrender to God and make the firm resolve to serve Him with love and devotion for eternity. The key to liberation is love for Krishna, God, the Supreme Personality.

Lord Krishna teaches that anyone who knows the absolute nature of His advent and actions will return to Him, in His kingdom, once the time comes to leave their material body.

Thus, simply truly understanding the mystery of the Lord's appearances in this world is enough to free us from material bondage. His advent and actions, which He manifests for the good of all, cannot therefore be considered ordinary. Their nature is mysterious, and is revealed only to those who take the time to examine the subject in depth with truly spiritual devotion. This is how one frees oneself from bondage to matter. When darkness and ignorance of all facts relating to God and the Absolute Truth are covered, the conditioned soul forgets his relationship with the Supreme Lord and becomes submerged in attachment, hatred, pride, ignorance and misconception of his identity, the five forms of illusion which lead to material bondage.

The human form allows the soul incarnated on earth to escape material bondage.

This birth as a human being is the best of all. Even a birth among celestial beings on heavenly planets is not as glorious as a human birth on this earth. On the heavenly planets of delight, the many material advantages make it impossible to associate with holy sages.