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The Rocks of Devotional Service
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When a person is Krṣṇa conscious, he continuously hears about Krṣṇa, thinks about Him, worships Him and serves Him as a devotee. If he remains in Krṣṇa consciousness in this way, the darkness of  māyā  certainly will not be able to touch him
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বিলজ্জমানয়া যন্ত্র হাঁতুমীকাপথেইময়া ।।
বিশ্বোতিত্য বিকখ্যন্ত মসাত্তমিতি             ৯  ৭  ৮  ৯    ৩২ ॥
vilajjamānayā yasya sthātum īkṣā-pathe ‘muyā vimohitā vikatthante mamāham iti durdhiyaḥ
SYNONYMS
vilajjamānayā —being ashamed;  yasya —of whom;  sthātum —to remain;  īkṣāpathe —in the line of sight;  amuyā —by that ( māyā );  vimohitāḥ —bewildered;  vikatthante —boast;  mama —my;  aham —I;  iti —thus;  durdhiyaḥ —having poor intelligence.
TRANSLATION
“The external illusory energy of Krṣṇa, known as māyā, is always ashamed to stand in front of Krṣṇa, just as darkness is ashamed to remain before the sunshine. However, that māyā bewilders unfortunate people who have no intelligence. Thus they simply boast that this material world is theirs and that they are its enjoyers.”
PURPORT
The entire world is bewildered because people are thinking, “This is my land,” “America is mine,” “India is mine.” Not knowing the real value of life, people think that the material body and the land where it is produced are all in all. This is the basic principle behind nationalism, socialism and communism. Such thinking, which simply bewilders the living being, is nothing but rascalism. It is due to the darkness of  māyā , but as soon as one becomes Kṛṣṇa conscious, he is immediately relieved from such misconceptions. This verse is quoted from  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  (2.5.13). There is also another appropriate verse in  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  (2.7.47):
śaśvat praśāntam abhayaṁ pratibodha-mātraṁ śuddhaṁ samaṁ sad-asataḥ paramātma-tattvam śabdo na yatra puru-kārakavān kriyārtho