Only surrender to Krishna frees the soul from maya's covering and throwing forces of illusion and obstruction.Listen — Srila Prabhupada Uvaca
Prabhupāda: daivī hy eṣā guṇa-mayī mama māyā duratyayā... daivī hy eṣā guṇa-mayī mama māyā duratyayā mām eva ye prapadyante māyām etāṃ taranti te [Cc Madhya 20.121] [This divine energy of Mine, consisting of the three modes of material nature, is difficult to overcome. But those who have surrendered unto Me can easily cross beyond it.] So Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu says that this is the condition, suffering condition of the living entity, and he can be rescued by the mercy of sādhu, saintly persons, the scriptures and the spiritual master. They are prepared to bestow their mercy upon everyone, provided people like to take their instruction and mercy. That is the solution.
And in the Bhagavad-gītā the same thing is confirmed in the Seventh Chapter: daivī hy eṣā guṇa-mayī mama māyā duratyayā [Bg 7.14]. [This divine energy of Mine, consisting of the three modes of material nature, is difficult to overcome. But those who have surrendered unto Me can easily cross beyond it.] The influx of the disturbances created by this material nature under different forms is very stringent. So anyone who wants to be rescued from these miseries, he should surrender unto the Supreme Lord. Mām eva ye prapadyante māyām etāṃ taranti te. This māyā has got two kinds of influence: prakṣepātmikā, āvaraṇātmikā. Āvaraṇātmikā means we are already covered by the illusion.
Although we are suffering in every step, we are thinking that we are happy. Just, just the day before yesterday the lady, she said that "Oh, the temperature was so high that I could not tolerate it. I could not..." The next moment she said, "Oh, I don't feeling any, any unhappiness." This is called prakṣepātmikā. First things is that I am so much illusioned that I... Just like the animals.
They are suffering so much, but they have no knowledge that they are suffering. But human being, who are above them, they can understand that what sort of suffering there is. Animal, he's, he's being taken to the slaughterhouse, but it does not know, due to ignorance. So this is called āvaraṇātmikā, covering influence of the material nature.
And there is another influence. Suppose one is trying to come out of the covering. Prakṣepātmikā. It throws: "Oh, why you are trying for this?
You are very happy. Why do you think..., why you are so much pessimistic of this life? Just work hard and enjoy life. That's all." So these things are going on.
Actually, we are suffering and we are in dangerous position step by step. But by the influence of this material, external energy, we are covered, illusioned. We are thinking, "Yes, I am very happy." And if somebody tries to come out of it, then he is also advised by the material nature, "Oh, why you are doing all this nonsense? You are very happy." Yavaj jīvet sukhaṃ jīvet.