Verses

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā 20.114-115

"“ ‘O King, the kṣetra-jña-śakti is the living entity. Although he has the facility to live in either the material or the spiritual world, he suffers the threefold miseries of material existence because he is influenced by the avidyā [nescience] potency, which covers his constitutional position." "“ ‘This living entity, covered by the influence of nescience, exists in different forms in the material condition. O King, he is thus proportionately freed from the influence of the material energy, to greater or lesser degrees.’" Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya 20.114 & 115

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā 20.117

"“Forgetting Kṛṣṇa, the living entity has been attracted by the external feature from time immemorial. Therefore the illusory energy [māyā] gives him all kinds of misery in his material existence." Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya 20.117

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā 20.118

"“In the material condition, the living entity is sometimes raised to higher planetary systems and material prosperity and sometimes drowned in a hellish situation. His state is exactly like that of a criminal whom a king punishes by submerging him in water and then raising him again from the water." Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya 20.118

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā 20.119

"“ ‘When the living entity is attracted by the material energy, which is separate from Kṛṣṇa, he is overpowered by fear. Because he is separated from the Supreme Personality of Godhead by the material energy, his conception of life is reversed. In other words, instead of being the eternal servant of Kṛṣṇa, he becomes Kṛṣṇa’s competitor. This is called viparyayo ’smṛtiḥ. To nullify this mistake, one who is actually learned and advanced worships the Supreme Personality of Godhead as his spiritual master, worshipful Deity and source of life. He thus worships the Lord by the process of unalloyed devotional service.’" Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya 20.119

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā 20.120

"“If the conditioned soul becomes Kṛṣṇa conscious by the mercy of saintly persons who voluntarily preach scriptural injunctions and help him to become Kṛṣṇa conscious, the conditioned soul is liberated from the clutches of māyā, who gives him up." Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya 20.120

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā 20.122

"“The conditioned soul cannot revive his Kṛṣṇa consciousness by his own effort. But out of causeless mercy, Lord Kṛṣṇa compiled the Vedic literature and its supplements, the Purāṇas." Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya 20.122

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā 20.123

"“The forgetful conditioned soul is educated by Kṛṣṇa through the Vedic literatures, the realized spiritual master and the Supersoul. Through these, he can understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead as He is, and he can understand that Lord Kṛṣṇa is his eternal master and deliverer from the clutches of māyā. In this way one can acquire real knowledge of his conditioned life and can come to understand how to attain liberation." Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya 20.123

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā 20.124

"“The Vedic literatures give information about the living entity’s eternal relationship with Kṛṣṇa, which is called sambandha. The living entity’s understanding of this relationship and his acting accordingly is called abhidheya. Returning home, back to Godhead, is the ultimate goal of life and is called prayojana." Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya 20.124

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā 20.125-126

"“Devotional service, or sense activity for the satisfaction of the Lord, is called abhidheya because it can develop one’s original love of Godhead, which is the goal of life. This goal is the living entity’s topmost interest and greatest wealth. Thus one attains the platform of transcendental loving service unto the Lord." "“When one attains the transcendental bliss of an intimate relationship with Kṛṣṇa, he renders service to Him and tastes the mellows of Kṛṣṇa consciousness." Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya 20.125 & 126

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā 20.136

"“The revealed scriptures conclude that one should give up fruitive activity, speculative knowledge and the mystic yoga system and instead take to devotional service, by which Kṛṣṇa can be fully satisfied." Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya 20.136

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā 20.137

"“[The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, said:] ‘My dear Uddhava, neither through aṣṭāṅga-yoga [the mystic yoga system to control the senses], nor through impersonal monism or an analytical study of the Absolute Truth, nor through study of the Vedas, nor through austerities, charity or acceptance of sannyāsa can one satisfy Me as much as by developing unalloyed devotional service unto Me." Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya 20.137

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā 20.138

"“ ‘Being very dear to the devotees and sādhus, I am attained through unflinching faith and devotional service. This bhakti-yoga system, which gradually increases attachment for Me, purifies even a human being born among dog-eaters. That is to say, everyone can be elevated to the spiritual platform by the process of bhakti-yoga.’" Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya 20.138