In his conditioned state, the living entity discovers many forms of word jugglery in order to get apparent liberation from the clutches of māyā, but if he sincerely surrenders unto Kṛṣṇa by simply saying once, "My dear Lord Kṛṣṇa, from this day I am Yours," he at once gets out of the clutches of material energy. This is also confirmed in the Rāmāyaṇa, Laṅkā-kāṇḍa (18.33), wherein the Lord says:
- sakṛdeva prapanno yas
- tavāsmīti ca yācate
- abhayaṁ sarvadā tasmai
- dadāmy etad vrataṁ mama
"It is My promise and duty to give all protection to one who surrenders unto Me without reservation."