āra eka śloka śuna, kuvyākhyā-khaṇḍana
taiche-in a similar way; saba-all; avatārera-of the incarnations; kṛṣṇa-Lord Kṛṣṇa; se-He; kāraṇa-the cause; āra-another; eka-one; śloka-verse; śuna-please hear; ku-vyākhyā-fallacious explanations; khaṇḍana-refuting.
"Kṛṣṇa, in the same way, is the cause of all causes and all incarnations. Please hear another verse to defeat all misinterpretations. atra -in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam; sargaḥ -the creation of the ingredients of the universe; visargaḥ -the creations of Brahmā; ca -and; sthānam -the maintenance of the creation; poṣaṇam -the favoring of the Lord's devotees; ūtayaḥ -impetuses for activity; manu-antara -prescribed duties given by the Manus; īśa-anukathāḥ -a description of the incarnations of the Lord; nirodhaḥ -the winding up of creation; muktiḥ -liberation; āśrayaḥ -the ultimate shelter, the Supreme Personality of Godhead; daśamasya -of the tenth (the āśraya ); viśuddhi-artham -for the purpose of perfect knowledge; navānām -of the nine; iha -here; lakṣaṇam -the nature; varṇayanti -describe; mahā-ātmānaḥ -the great souls; śrutena -by prayer; arthena -by explanation; ca -and; añjasā -direct. " 'Here [in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam] ten subjects are described: (1) the creation of the ingredients of the cosmos, (2) the creations of Brahmā, (3) the maintenance of the creation, (4) special favor given to the faithful, (5) impetuses for activity, (6) prescribed duties for law-abiding men, (7) a description of the incarnations of the Lord, (8) the winding up of the creation, (9) liberation from gross and subtle material existence, and (10) the ultimate shelter, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The tenth item is the shelter of all the others. To distinguish this ultimate shelter from the other nine subjects, the mahājanas have described these nine, directly or indirectly, through prayers or direct explanations.'
(9) Mukti: liberation of the conditioned souls encaged by the gross and subtle coverings of body and mind. When freed from all material affection, the soul, giving up the gross and subtle material bodies, can attain the spiritual sky in his original spiritual body and engage in transcendental loving service to the Lord in Vaikuṇṭhaloka or Kṛṣṇaloka. When the soul is situated in his original constitutional position of existence, he is said to be liberated. It is possible to engage in transcendental loving service to the Lord and become jīvan-mukta, a liberated soul, even while in the material body.