Text 43] The Advent of Lord Krṣṇa: Introduction
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must therefore take this movement very seriously for the benefit of all humanity. To save oneself from the repetition of birth and death, one must purify his consciousness.  Sarvopādhi-vinirmuktam tat-paratvena nirmalam . One must be freed from all designations—“I am American,” “I am Indian,” “I am this,” “I am that”—and come to the platform of understanding that Krṣṇa is the original master and we are His eternal servants. When the senses are purified and engaged in Krṣṇa’s service, one achieves the highest perfection.  Hrṣikeṇa hrṣikeśa-sevenam bhaktirucyate . The Krṣṇa consciousness movement is a movement of  bhakti-yoga .  Vairāgya-vidyā-nija-bhakti-yoga . By following the principles of this movement, one becomes disassociated from material mental concoctions and is established on the original platform of the eternal relationship between the living entity and the Supreme Personality of Godhead as servant and master. This, in summary, is the purpose of the Krṣṇa consciousness movement.
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ज्योतिर्यथैवोदकपार्थिवेष्वदः
समीरबेगानुगतं विभाव्यते ।
एवं स्वमायारचितेष्वसौ पुमान्
गुणेषु रागानुगतो विमुह्यति ॥४३॥
jyotir yathaivodaka-pārthiveṣv adaḥ samīra-vegānugatam vibhāvyate evam sva-māyā-raciteṣv asau pumān guṇeṣu rāgānugato vimuhyati
jyotiḥ —the luminaries in the sky, such as the sun, the moon and the stars;  yathā —as;  eva —indeed;  udaka —in water;  pārthiveṣu —or in other liquids, like oil;  adaḥ —directly;  samīra-vega-anugatam —being forced by the movements of the wind;  vibhāvyate —appear in different shapes;  evam —in this way;  sva-māyā-raciteṣu —in the situation created by one’s mental concoctions;  asau —the living entity;  pumān —person;  guṇeṣu —in the material world, manifested by the modes of nature;  rāga-anugataḥ —according to his attachment;  vimuhyati —becomes bewildered by identification.