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sri-krsna-caitanya-vakya drdha satya mani

kali-kale sannyase ’samsara’ nahi jini

SYNONYMS

sri-krsna-caitanya-vakya—the words of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; drdha—very firm and convincing; satya mani—I admit as truth; kali-kale—in this Age of Kali; sannyase—simply by accepting the renounced order of life; samsara nahi jini—one cannot escape the material clutches "The words of Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu 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.