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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 22.25
তাতে কৃষ্ণ ভজে, করে গুরুর সেবন ।
মায়াজাল ছুটে, পায় কৃষ্ণের চরণ ॥ ২৫ ॥
tāte kṛṣṇa bhaje, kare gurura sevana
māyā-jāla chuṭe, pāya kṛṣṇera caraṇa
“If the conditioned soul engages in the service of the Lord and simultaneously carries out the orders of his spiritual master and serves him, he can get out of the clutches of māyā and become eligible for shelter at Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Every living entity is eternally a servant of Kṛṣṇa, but māyā causes forgetfulness. Under her influence, one thinks material happiness is the only desirable object.
This material consciousness is like a chain around the conditioned soul’s neck. As long as one remains bound to it, one cannot escape māyā’s clutches.
By Kṛṣṇa’s mercy, one meets a bona fide spiritual master. By obeying and serving him, serving the Lord and engaging others in the Lord’s service, one attains liberation and shelter at Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Quoted in the purport ofSB 4.29.29
In this way he gets out of the clutches of māyā and takes shelter under the lotus feet of Lord Kṛṣṇa.”
Each link is a verse the purport itself quotes, or a purport elsewhere that quotes this verse, shown with the purport's own words.
Trust and resolution. Devotional practice and association offer a steady path for awakening love.
The mood of Madhya 22 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
One has to fully surrender unto the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa and give up attraction for women and nondevotees. The six symptoms of fully surrendered souls are also described in this chapter.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 22
Learn the words of the verse.
The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “service”, “serves”, “servant”
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “shelter”, “lotus feet”
Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life
Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “mercy”
Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Am I treating material happiness as my only goal, or seeking shelter through service?
If you have received an instruction from your spiritual master, take one concrete step today to carry it out.
His recorded lectures on this verse, and the talks where he quotes it.
1 lecture given on it. Recordings and transcripts on prabhupada.io.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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