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  "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."

} —

Cc. Madhya 25.28

Text

śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-vākya dṛḍha satya māni
kali-kāle sannyāse 'saṁsāra' nāhi jini

Synonyms

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.

Translation

“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.