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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 4, Ch. 29]
“In the Kṛṣṇa conscious state, the living entity engages in devotional service under the direction of the spiritual master. In this way he gets out of the clutches of  māyā  and takes shelter under the lotus feet of Lord Kṛṣṇa.” (Cc.  Madhya  22.25)
TEXTS 30-31
क्षुत्परीतो यथा दीनः सारमेयो गृहं गृहम् ।
चरन् बिन्दति यद्दिष्टं दण्डमोदनमेव वा ॥३०॥
तथा कामाशयो जीव उच्चावचपथा भ्रमन् ।
उपर्यधो वा मध्ये वा याति दिष्टं प्रियाप्रियम् ॥३१॥
kṣut-parīto yathā dīnaḥ sārameyo grham grham caran vindati yad-diṣṭam daṇḍam odanam eva vā
tathā kāmāśayo jīva uccāvaca-pathā bhraman upary adho vā madhye vā yāti diṣṭam priyāpriyam
kṣut-parītaḥ—overcome by hunger; yathā—as; dīnaḥ—poor; sārameyaḥ—a dog; grham—from one house; grham—to another house; caran—wandering; vindati—receives; yat—whose; diṣṭam—according to destiny; daṇḍam—punishment; odanam—food; eva—certainly; vā—or; tathā—similarly; kāmāśayaḥ—pursuing different types of desires; jīvaḥ—the living entity; ucca—high; avaca—low; pathā—on a path; bhraman—wandering; upari—high; adhaḥ—low; vā—or; madhye—in the middle; vā—or; yāti—goes towards; diṣṭam—according to destiny; priya—pleasing; apriyam—not pleasing.
TRANSLATION
The living entity is exactly like a dog, who, overcome with hunger, goes from door to door for some food. According to his destiny, he sometimes receives punishment and is driven out and at other times receives a little food to eat. Similarly, the living entity, being influenced by so many desires, wanders in different species of life according to destiny. Some-