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Šrī  Caitanva-caritāmrta
[[Madhya-lilā Ch 22
‘krṣṇa-nitya-dāsa’ — jīva tāhā bhuli’ gela ei dose māvā tāra galāva bāndhila
SYNONYMS
kṛṣṇa-nitya-dāsa —eternal servant of Kṛṣṇa;  jīva —the living entity;  tāhā —that;  bhuli' —forgetting;  gela —went;  ei doṣe —for this fault;  māyā —the material energy;  tāra —his;  galāya —on the neck;  bāndhila —has bound.
TRANSLATION
“The living entity is bound around the neck by the chain of māyā because he has forgotten that he is eternally a servant of Kṛṣṇa.
TEXT 25
তাতে কৃষ্ণ ভজে, করে গুরুর সেবন। মায়াজাল ছুটে, পায় কৃষ্ণের চরণ ॥ ২৫ ॥
täte krșņa bhaje, kare gurura sevana māyā-jāla chuṭe, pāya krșņera caraṇa
SYNONYMS
tāte —therefore;  kṛṣṇa bhaje —if one worships Lord Kṛṣṇa;  kare —performs;  gurura sevana —service to his spiritual master;  māyā-jāla chuṭe —gets free from the binding net of  māyā ;  pāya —gets;  kṛṣṇera caraṇa —shelter at the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa.
TRANSLATION
“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.
PURPORT
It is a fact that every living entity is eternally a servant of Kṛṣṇa. This is forgotten due to the influence of  māyā , which induces one to believe in material happiness. Being illusioned by  māyā , one thinks that material happiness is the only desirable object. This material consciousness is like a chain around the neck of the conditioned soul. As long as he is bound to that conception, he cannot get out of  māyā's  clutches. However, if by Kṛṣṇa's mercy he gets in touch with a bona fide spiritual master, abides by his order and serves him, engaging other conditioned souls in the Lord's service, he then attains liberation and Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa's shelter.