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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Antya-līlā, Ch. 4]
TRANSLATION
“My dear Sanātana,” He said, “if I could attain Kṛṣṇa by committing suicide, I would certainly give up millions of bodies without a moment’s hesitation.
TEXT 56
দেহত্যাগে কৃষ্ণ না পাই, পাইয়ে ভজনে । কৃষ্ণপ্রাপ্ত্যের উপায় কোন নাহি ‘ভক্তি’ বিনে ॥ ৫৬ ॥
deha-tyāge kṛṣṇa nā paī, pāiye bhajane kṛṣṇa-prāptyera upāya kona nāhi ‘bhakti’ vine
SYNONYMS
deha-tyāge —by giving up the body;  kṛṣṇa —Lord Kṛṣṇa;  nā pāi —I do not get;  pāiye —I get;  bhajane —by devotional service;  kṛṣṇa-prāptyera —to get the shelter of Kṛṣṇa;  upāya —means;  kona —any;  nāhi —there is not;  bhakti vine —without devotional service.
TRANSLATION
“You should know that one cannot attain Kṛṣṇa simply by giving up the body. Kṛṣṇa is attainable by devotional service. There is no other means to attain Him.
TEXT 57
দেহত্যাগাদি যত, সব—তমো-ধর্ম । তমো-রজো-ধর্মে কৃষ্ণের না পাইয়ে মর্ম ॥ ৫৭ ॥
deha-tyāgādi yata, saba — tamo-dharma tamo-rajo-dharme kṛṣṇera nā pāiye marma
SYNONYMS
deha-tyāga-ādi —beginning with giving up the material body;  yata —as many;  saba —all;  tamaḥ-dharma —performed under the mode of ignorance;  tamaḥ-rajaḥ-dharme —by remaining in the modes of ignorance and passion;  kṛṣṇera —of Lord Kṛṣṇa;  nā pāiye —I cannot attain;  marma —the truth.
TRANSLATION
“Acts such as suicide are influenced by the mode of ignorance, and in ignorance and passion one cannot understand who Kṛṣṇa is.