The whole cosmic order is under me. Under my will it is automatically manifested again and again, and under my will it is annihilated at the end.- Lord Sri Krishna Bhagavad-gita 9.8
Originally, Krishna’s energy is spiritual, and the energy known as the living entity is also spiritual. However, there is another energy, called illusion, which consists of fruitive activity. that is the Lord’s third potency.- Visnu Purana 6.7.61
In the material condition, the living entity is sometimes raised to higher planetary systems and material prosperity and sometimes drowned in a hellish situation. His state is exactly like that of a criminal whom a king punishes by submerging him in water and then raising him again from the water.- Sri caitanya mahaprabhu Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Madhya-lila 20.118
The tenth canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam reveals the tenth object, the Supreme personality of Godhead, who is the shelter of all surrendered souls. He is known as Sri Krishna, and He is the ultimate source of all the universes. Let me offer my obeisances unto Him.- Srila Sridhara Svami commentary on Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.1.1
You should know Krishna to be the original soul of all living entities. For the benefit of the whole universe, He has, out of His causeless mercy, appeared as an ordinary human being. He has done this by the strength of His own internal potency.- Srila Sukadeva Goswami Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.14.55
Pure devotional service brings immediate relief from all kinds of material distress. It is the beginning of all auspiciousness. It minimizes the value of liberation. It is rarely achieved, it automatically puts one in transcendental pleasure, and it is the only means to attract Krishna.- Srila Rupa Goswami Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu 1.1.17