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## Forty-Second Chapter
337.
Even though the soul experiences transcendental bliss, it is not eager for worldly pleasures. It never experiences anxiety about objects of enjoyment. || 66 ||
Having attained transcendental beauty, one does not desire rituals like bathing, etc. Because the soul is eternally pure, both externally and internally, it is already cleansed. || 70 ||
The body of the soul, which is transcendental, does not depend on food, etc. It is beyond the reach of hunger, disease, poison, weapons, and other afflictions. || 71 ||
Such a soul is not desirous of austerities, having transcended birth, old age, and death. It does not seek another abode, being content with its own self. || 72 ||
Such a soul, free from all impurities and endowed with all virtues, is called the Supreme Soul, the Supreme Light, the Supreme Lord. || 73 ||
One might argue that the ability to assume various forms at will (Kama-rupa) is a characteristic of a liberated soul. However, this is not true. A soul with desires (raga) would be a Kama-rupa, and such a soul would be unfulfilled. || 74 ||
One who is unable to attain his desired object through his natural form, how can he be happy by assuming a distorted form (Kama-rupa)? || 75 ||
This is an example from the human realm. Now, let us consider an example from the realm of birds.
Just as a bird confined in a cage cannot go to its desired place, similarly, a soul bound by karmic chains cannot reach its desired abode. || 76 ||
Just as a person freed from bondage in this world attains ultimate freedom, similarly, a soul freed from karmic bondage also attains freedom. || 77 ||
Just as a bird confined in a cage and a bird freed from the cage are considered the same, similarly, a soul bound by karma and a soul freed from karma are considered the same. || 78 ||
This is an example from the realm of birds. These two examples have been presented to clarify the nature of the liberated soul and the worldly soul. To further strengthen this understanding, let us consider an example from the realm of human beings. || 79 ||