Just as people cannot see the delicate form of a body that is covered with clothing, so too they cannot see the holy 'Brahmatva' within the 'jīvatva' that is covered by Ahaṅkāra. Ahaṅkāra is the root cause of all faults, and kāma is its birthplace. Ahaṅkāra cannot come near one who is free of desire. The state of desirelessness is itself called the absence of Ahaṅkāra, and the absence of Ahaṅkāra is what is called Mokṣa. That is, only the one who is free of the noose of tṛṣṇā is a seeker of Mokṣa.