"Creation, the eternal slave of Krishna, forgot this fact; hence Illusion tied a rope round its neck. If a creature adores Krishna and serves his _guru_, he is released from the meshes of Illusion and attains to Krishna's feet. If, while observing the rules of his caste, a man does not adore Krishna, he will be plunged in hell in spite of his doing his caste-duties. _Vide Bhágabat_, XI. v. 2 & 3. The votary of knowledge imagines that he has attained to the condition of one liberated even in earthly life; but in truth his mind cannot be purified without faith in Krishna. _Vide Bhágabat_, X. ii. 26. Krishna is like the Sun, while Illusion is as darkness; hence Illusion has no power to remain where Krishna is. _Vide Bhágabat_, II. v. 13. Even if a man prays once saying Krishna I am thine, he is saved by Krishna from the bonds of Illusion. If the seeker after enjoyment, salvation and attainment (_siddhi_), is wise, he adores Krishna with deep _bhakti_. _Vide Bhágabat_, II. iii. 10. If a man adores Krishna in longing for other [material] gains, He gives the votary His own feet unasked, arguing, 'In adoring me he is soliciting for material joys. What a great fool is he, in thus begging for poison instead of nectar! I am wiser, why then should I grant this fool [his coveted] earthly pleasures? Let me give him the nectar of my feet, so that he may forget earthly joys'. _Vide Bhágabat_, V. xix. 28. If a man adores Krishna even for fleshly lusts, he [soon] longs to abandon his desires and become a slave of Krishna. In going through this worldly life, some are fortunate enough to gain salvation; just as a log of wood drifting down the current now and then lands on the bank. _Vide Bhágabat_, X. xxxviii. 4. By good luck some men's bondage to the world is about to be severed, [when] they are emancipated by the society of holy men, and are inspired with devotion to Krishna. _Vide Bhágabat_ X. ii. 35. If Krishna favours any blessed man, He teaches him as his _guru_ seated in the heart. _Vide Bhágabat_, XI. xxix. 6. If in the company of holy men a man feels inclined towards _bhakti_ in Krishna, he gets love, the fruit of _bhakti_, and is freed from the world. _Vide Bhágabat_, XI. xx. 8. Save through the favour of the noble a man cannot feel _bhakti_ in anything; not to speak of his gaining devotion to Krishna, he is not even freed from bondage to the world. _Vide Bhágabat_, V. xx. 12 and VII. v. 25. All _Shastras_ recommend the companionship of the holy. As soon as such society is resorted to, it gives success in everything. _Vide Bhágabat_, I. xvii. 13. The gracious Krishna, in addressing Arjun [in the _Gitá_], has laid down instructions for the salvation of mankind. Vide the _Gitá_, xviii. 64 and 65.