Lord Krishna takes charge of anyone who surrenders to Him in a feeling of helplessness, as a result of which the influence of material energy vanishes. This is why we must surrender to the Lord.

Meditation, also called mind-absorption, involves concentrating one's thoughts on the supreme cause of all that is, namely Krishna, God, the Supreme Person, even if at that moment one is unaware of His exact nature, whether personal, impersonal, or localized. Such concentration on the Absolute or God is a form of devotional service.

Indeed, interrupting all sensory pursuits to focus on the supreme cause is a mark of self-surrender; such surrender is, in turn, a sure sign of devotional service to Krishna. Every being must dedicate themselves to the loving and devoted service offered to Lord Krishna if they wish to know the ultimate cause of their existence.

Willingly surrendering to Krishna, carrying out all His instructions, obeying Him, and doing His will spontaneously and immediately, frees one from all the consequences of sin, however numerous they may be, and offers liberation from this material world. Surrender to God means having absolute trust in Him, to the point of offering Him one's life, one's existence, all one possesses, all one does, and the fruits of all one's actions.

Surrender to Krishna means serving Him with love and devotion, taking pleasure in Him, loving to satisfy Him, and doing His divine will.

Surrender to Krishna means renewing the bond that unites us to Him; it means loving Him, linking all our desires and interests to His.

Surrender to Krishna is synonymous with total purification.

The Lord can be perceived by one who demonstrates surrender, the only required quality, and thus becomes a soul surrendered to His Divine Person. The degree of spiritual realization is proportional to the development of surrender, through which one ultimately gains the opportunity to meet the Lord in person, just as one finds oneself face to face with another. Thus, as soon as one surrenders to Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he certainly becomes free from all defilements.