336 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta {[Madhya-lila, Ch. 22

‘krsna-nitya-dasa’ —jiva taha bhuli’ gela
ei dose mayd tara galaya bandhila

SYNONYMS
krsna-nitya-dasa—eternal servant of Krsna; jiva—the living entity; tahd—that;
bhuli’—forgetting; gela—went; ei dose—for this fault; maya—the material en-
ergy; tara—his; galaya—on the neck; bandhila—has bound.

TRANSLATION

“The living entity is bound around the neck by the chain of maya because
he has forgotten that he is eternally a servant of Krsna.

TEXT 25

GCS BBW SCH, SCA VHA CNA |
AAT RCS, AIH SOMA A WR I

tate krsna bhaje, kare gurura sevana
maya-jala chute, paya krsnera carana

SYNONYMS

tate—therefore; krsna bhaje—if one worships Lord Krsna; kare—performs;
gurura sevana—service to his spiritual master; mdayd-jala chute—gets free from
the binding net of maya; paya—gets; krsnmera carana—shelter at the lotus feet of
Krsna.

TRANSLATION

“If the conditioned soul engages in the service of the Lord and
simultaneously carries out the orders of his spiritual master and serves him, he
can get out of the clutches of maya and become eligible for shelter at Krsna’s
lotus feet.

PURPORT

It is a fact that every living entity is eternally a servant of Krsna. This is forgotten
due to the influence of maya, which induces one to believe in material happiness.
Being illusioned by maya, one thinks that material happiness is the only desirable
object. This material consciousness is like a chain around the neck of the condi-
tioned soul. As long as he is bound to that conception, he cannot get out of
maya’s clutches. However, if by Krsna’s mercy he gets in touch with a bona fide
spiritual master, abides by his order and serves him, engaging other conditioned
souls in the Lord’s service, he then attains liberation and Lord Sri Krsna’s shelter.
