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that mdayd has actually given the conditioned soul liberation from illusory enjoy-
ment. When one is advanced in Krsna consciousness, he does not consider him-
self as good as Krsna. Whenever he thinks that he is the enjoyer of material advan-
tages, he is imprisoned in the bodily conception. However, when he is freed from
the bodily conception, he can engage in devotional service, which is his actual
position of freedom from the clutches of maya. This is all explained in the
following verse from Bhagavad-gita (7.14).

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daivi hy esd gunamayi
mama maya duratyaya

mam eva ye prapadyante
mayam etam taranti te

SYNONYMS
daivi—belonging to the Supreme Lord; hi—certainly; esé—this; guna-mayi—
made of the three modes; mama—My; maydé—external energy; duratyayd—very
difficult to surpass; mam—unto Me; eva—certainly; ye—those who; prapad-
yante—surrender fully; mayém—illusory energy; etam—this; taranti—cross over;
te—they.
TRANSLATION

“ ‘This divine energy of Mine, consisting of the three modes of material
nature, is difficult to overcome. But those who have surrendered unto Me can
easily cross beyond it.’

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mayd-mugdha jivera nahi svatah krsna-jfiadna
jivere krpaya kaila krsna veda-purdna

SYNONYMS

maya-mugdha—enchanted by the illusory energy; jivera—of the conditioned
soul; nahi—there is not; svatah—automatically; krsna-jfidna—knowledge of
