Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā 20.120

"“If the conditioned soul becomes Kṛṣṇa conscious by the mercy of saintly persons who voluntarily preach scriptural injunctions and help him to become Kṛṣṇa conscious, the conditioned soul is liberated from the clutches of māyā, who gives him up."

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Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya 20.120