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<div class="heading">One cannot immediately reach the coast, but if one endeavors, he can cross the ocean by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's mercy. One may be very eager to cross this ocean, but he cannot attain success by acting like a madman. He must swim over the ocean very patiently and intelligently under the instructions of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu or His representative. Then, one day, he will reach the shore and return home, back to Godhead.
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:CC Madhya 16.237|CC Madhya 16.237, Translation and Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">Be patient and return home. Don’t be a crazy fellow. By and by you will be able to cross the ocean of material existence.</p>
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<div class="purport text"><p>As stated in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.14.58):</p>
:samāśritā ye pada-pallava-plavaṁ
:mahat-padaṁ puṇya-yaśo murāreḥ
:bhavāmbudhir vatsa-padaṁ paraṁ padaṁ
:padaṁ padaṁ yad vipadāṁ na teṣām
<p>This material world is just like a big ocean. It begins with Brahmaloka and extends to Pātālaloka, and there are many planets, or islands, in this ocean. Not knowing about devotional service, the living entity wanders about this ocean, just as a man tries to swim to reach the shore. Our struggle for existence is similar to this. Everyone is trying to get out of the ocean of material existence. One cannot immediately reach the coast, but if one endeavors, he can cross the ocean by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's mercy. One may be very eager to cross this ocean, but he cannot attain success by acting like a madman. He must swim over the ocean very patiently and intelligently under the instructions of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu or His representative. Then, one day, he will reach the shore and return home, back to Godhead.</p>
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