Bhagavatapurana 3.7.12

3.7.12

sa vai nivṛtti-dharmeṇa vāsudevānukampayā /
bhagavad-bhakti-yogena tirodhatte śanair iha //

Verse 11. *V.* Latter half:—The conditions of Anatman, *viz.*, the body, though not of the jiva, are thought to be his own by him, since he mistakes the body for his self. In the case of Paramatman who is concealed by Avidya but continues to be the ruler of Prakriti and Purusha, Avidya and its products have no influence. *D. Note* The jiva who does not understand the truth is attributing to himself birth, death etc. under the force of Lord's will; so long as he does not realise the true nature of the Lord and his own self, his dependent character and the absolute nature of the Lord, he continues to be in Samsara. The simile makes it clear that the conditions called Samsara to which the soul is subject are not in themselves unreal, and the cause of jiva's experiences in samsara such as pleasure and pain is the mistake which he commits in looking upon the external conditions as forming his own essence. 12. That state (of delusion) while here, slowly vanishes indeed by force of Nivritti Dharma [duties done without the desire of consequences], by the grace of the Omnipresent Lord Vasudeva and by means of devotion to the Almighty Lord.