Faith in Guru and Surrender to Krsna 89
Sri Krsna Himself declares that simply by knowing
the science of Krsna, Arjuna would not be subject to
illusion (yaj jiiatva na punar moham). If we have a
very good ship, we can easily cross the Atlantic
Ocean. At present we are in the midst of the ocean of
ignorance, for this material world has been likened
to a great ocean of nescience. Therefore Lord
Caitanya Mahaprabhu prayed to Krsna in this way:
ayi nandatanuja kinkaram
patitam mam visame bhavambudhau
krpaya tava pada-pankayja-
sthita-dhulisadrsam vicintaya
“O son of Maharaja Nanda, I am Your eternal servi-
tor, and although I am so, somehow or other I have
fallen into the ocean of birth and death. Please pick
me up from this ocean of death and fix me as one of
the atoms at Your lotus feet.” (Siksastakam, 5)

If we have the boat of perfect knowledge, there is
no fear, for we can cross the ocean very easily.
Even if a person is most sinful, if he receives the boat
of the science of Krsna, he can cross the ocean very
easily. As stated before (Bg. 4.36), it does not
matter what we were in our past lives. Because
we were in ignorance, we may have committed so
many abominable actions. Indeed, no one can say
that he is free from sinful activity. But according to
Bhagavad-gita, this does not matter. Just by know-
ing the science of Krsna, one becomes free.

It is therefore absolutely necessary that we seek
knowledge, and the perfection of knowledge is to
understand Krsna. Today there are so many theories,
