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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Ādi-lilā, Ch. 13]
PURPORT
In this connection Śrīmat Prabodhānanda Sarasvatī has composed the following verses in his  Caitanya-candrāmṛta :
acaitanyam idaṁ viśvaṁ yadi caitanyam īśvaram na viduḥ sarva-śāstra-jñā hy api bhrāmyanti te janāḥ
“This material world is without Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu is Kṛṣṇa consciousness personified. Therefore if a very learned scholar or scientist does not understand Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, certainly he is wandering uselessly in this world.”
prasārita-mahāprema-pīyūṣa-rasa-sāgare caitanyacandre prakaṭe yo dīno dīna eva saḥ
“A person who does not take advantage of the nectar of devotional service overflowing during the presence of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's cult is certainly the poorest of the poor.”
avatīrṇe gauracandre vistīrṇe prema-sāgare suprakāśita-ratnaughe yo dīno dīna eva saḥ
“The advent of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu is just like an expanding ocean of nectar. One who does not collect the valuable jewels within this ocean is certainly the poorest of the poor.”
Similarly, the  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  (2.3.19, 20, 23) states:
śva-viḍ-varāhoṣṭra-kharaiḥ saṁstutaḥ puruṣaḥ paśuḥ na yat-karṇa-pathopeto jātu nāma gadāgrajaḥ
bile batorukrama-vikramān ye na śṛṇvataḥ karṇa-puṭe narasya jihvāsatī dārdurikeva sūta na copagāyaty urugāya-gāthāḥ
jīvañchavo bhāgavatāṅghri-reṇuṁ na jātu martyo 'bhilabheta yas tu śrī-viṣṛu-padyā manu-jas tulasyāḥ śvasañ chavo yas tu na veda gandham
“A person who has no connection with Kṛṣṇa consciousness may be a very great personality in so-called human society, but actually he is no better than a great