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රේඛ Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[[Madhya-lilā, Ch. 6
of nescience. Those whose intelligence is fixed in the bodily conception, who think, “I am this body,” are fit food for dogs and jackals. The Supreme Lord never bestows His mercy upon such people.’ ”
PURPORT
The Supreme Lord never bestows His benediction upon those fixed in the bodily conception. As  Bhagavad-gītā  clearly states:
sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja ahaṁ tvāṁ sarva-pāpebhyo mokṣayiṣyāmi mā śucah
“Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you from all sinful reaction. Do not fear.” (Bg. 18.66)
In this verse that Caitanya Mahāprabhu has quoted from  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  (2.7.42), the meaning of Śrī Kṛṣṇa's statement is explained. Kṛṣṇa bestowed His causeless mercy upon Arjuna just to get him out of the bodily conception. This was done at the very beginning of the Second Chapter of  Bhagavad-gītā  (Bg. 2.13), where Kṛṣṇa says,  dehino 'smin yathā dehe kaumāraṁ yauvanaṁ jarā . In this body, there is an owner, and one should not consider the body to be the self. This is the first instruction to be assimilated by a devotee. If one is under the bodily conception, he is unable to realize his true identity and engage in the loving devotional service of the Lord. Unless one comes to the transcendental position, he cannot expect the causeless mercy of the Supreme Lord, nor can he cross over the vast ocean of material nescience. This is also confirmed in  Bhagavad-gītā  (7.14):  mām eva ye prapadyante māyām etāṁ taranti te . Without surrendering unto the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa, one cannot expect release from the clutches of  māyā , the illusory energy. According to  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam , Māyāvādī  sannyāsīs  who falsely think of themselves as liberated from the clutches of  māyā  are called  vimukta-māninaḥ . Actually, they are not liberated, but they think that they have become liberated and have become Nārāyaṇa Himself. Although they have apparently realized that they are not the material body but spirit soul, they nonetheless neglect the duty of the spirit soul, which is to render service to the Supreme Soul. Therefore their intelligence remains unsanctified. Unless one's intelligence is sanctified, he cannot apply it to understanding devotional service. Devotional service begins when the mind, intelligence and ego are completely purified. Māyāvādī  sannyāsīs  do not purify their intelligence, mind and ego, and consequently they cannot engage in the service of the Lord nor expect the causeless mercy of the Lord. Although they rise to a very high position by executing severe austerities and penances, they still hover in the material world without the