Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 11 - Chapter 1 - Verse 22

Sanskrit:

अन्वीक्षेतात्मनो बन्धं मोक्षं च ज्ञाननिष्ठया ।बन्ध इन्द्रियविक्षेपो मोक्ष एषां च संयम: ॥ २२ ॥

ITRANS:

anvīkṣetātmano bandhaṁmokṣaṁ ca jñāna-niṣṭhayābandha indriya-vikṣepomokṣa eṣāṁ ca saṁyamaḥ

Translation:

By steady knowledge a sage should clearly ascertain the nature of the soul’s bondage and liberation. Bondage occurs when the senses are deviated to sense gratification, and complete control of the senses constitutes liberation.

Purport:

By carefully understanding one’s eternal nature, one will not again be bound up in the shackles of material energy, and by constant engagement in the service of the Absolute Truth, one is liberated. Then the flickering material senses can no longer drag one into the false consciousness of being a material enjoyer. Such steady sense control gives one relief from the harassment of material sense gratification.