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Srimad Bhagavatam 3.7.5

3.7.5

देशत: कालतो योऽसाववस्थात: स्वतोऽन्यत: । अविलुप्तावबोधात्मा स युज्येताजया कथम् ॥ ५ ॥

desatah kalato yo ’sav avasthatah svato ’nyatah aviluptavabodhatma sa yujyetajaya katham

desatah
circumstantial
kalatah
by the influence of time
yah
one who
asau
the living entity
avasthatah
by situation
svatah
by dream
anyatah
by others
avilupta
extinct
avabodha
consciousness
atma
pure self
sah
he
yujyeta
engaged
ajaya
with nescience
katham
how is it so.

The pure soul is pure consciousness and is never out of consciousness, either due to circumstances, time, situations, dreams or other causes. How then does he become engaged in nescience?