Surrender to Krishna - an essential subject

Surrender to Lord Kṛṣṇa (Krishna) is the most confidential instruction in the Bhagavad-gītā and accepted by devotees as the topmost perfection and highest religious principle. Devotees know well their full dependence on Lord Kṛṣṇa and only accept those things favorable in their devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa, and reject everything unfavorable. Cultivating all good qualities of a devotee, surrendered souls, preach surrender unto Lord Kṛṣṇa to unfortunate souls who are blinded by the spell of māyā (illusion), which culminates in full forgetfulness of one's original position as eternal servants of the Lord.

Srila Prabhupada's books, lectures, conversations and letters offer a comprehensive presentation of this essential subject as seen in the Vaniquotes Surrender to Krishna category. An introduction from his books is given below in the following 8 quotes.

Quotes from Srila Prabhupada's books


vanipedia.org 		By the grace of the Lord, simply by surrendering unto Him one can get out of this cycle of birth and death. (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.25.41)



vanipedia.org 		Anyone who has completely surrendered unto Kṛṣṇa, Mukunda, giving up all other duties, is no longer a debtor, nor is he obliged to anyone—not the demigods, nor the sages, nor the people in general, nor kinsmen, nor humanity, nor forefathers. (Bhagavad-gītā 2.38)



vanipedia.org 		Although the rituals of religion are confidential, meditation and cultivation of knowledge are still more confidential. And surrender unto Kṛṣṇa in devotional service in full Kṛṣṇa consciousness is the most confidential instruction. (Bhagavad-gītā 18.78)



vanipedia.org 		As stated in the Bhagavad-gītā, the highest religious principle is to surrender to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam also confirms that the topmost perfection of religion is to be engaged in the devotional service of the Lord. (Krsna Book, Chapter 78)



vanipedia.org 		Every living entity, from demons to demigods to human beings to lower creatures, is fully dependent on the Supreme Lord. One who perceives the Absolute Truth in this way can wholeheartedly surrender to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. (Renunciation Through Wisdom, Chapter 5)



vanipedia.org 		The devotee's desirable qualities are described to be twenty-six in number. They are stated as follows: ...he is peaceful and is a soul completely surrendered to Kṛṣṇa; he has no material desire to fulfill; he is meek and humble, always steady. (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.15.25)



vanipedia.org 		To release a conditioned soul from material bondage is very difficult because the spell of māyā is so strong. Even when the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself descends to deliver conditioned souls, asking them to surrender unto Him, the conditioned souls do not agree to the Lord's proposal. Therefore Śrī Sanātana Gosvāmī said, "Somehow or other, if one helps another gain release from the bondage of māyā, he is certainly recognized immediately by the Supreme Personality of Godhead." (Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 20.6)



vanipedia.org 		If by serving Lord Kṛṣṇa one can automatically discharge all subsidiary duties, then why doesn't everyone in the world surrender to Lord Kṛṣṇa and worship Him as the supreme absolute being? The Lord Himself answers this question in His Bhagavad-gītā (7.15):(na māṁ duṣkṛtino mūḍhāḥ prapadyante narādhamāḥ māyayāpahṛta-jñānā āsuraṁ bhāvam āśritāḥ) Those miscreants who are grossly foolish, who are the lowest among mankind, whose knowledge is stolen by illusion, and who partake of the atheistic nature of demons do not surrender unto Me. (Renunciation Through Wisdom, Chapter 2)


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