—json {
"name":"Cc. Madhya 25.28", "h1":"Cc. Madhya 25.28", "label":"Text 28", "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 25.28", "description":"\"The words of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu are firm and convincing, and I accept them as true. In this Age of Kali, one cannot be delivered from material clutches simply by formally accepting the renounced order."
} —
śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-vākya dṛḍha satya māni
kali-kāle sannyāse 'saṁsāra' nāhi jini
śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-vākya—the words of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; dṛḍha—very firm and convincing; satya māni—I admit as truth; kali-kāle—in this Age of Kali; sannyāse—simply by accepting the renounced order of life; saṁsāra nāhi jini—one cannot escape the material clutches.
“The words of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu are firm and convincing, and I accept them as true. In this Age of Kali, one cannot be delivered from material clutches simply by formally accepting the renounced order.