So here is the point, that without Lord's mercy, we cannot stand up on the pure consciousness platform. Therefore we have to pray to the Supreme Lord always. That is the instruction of Lord Caitanya. He has put up His prayers. I have got this paper. I'll distribute it to you after the meeting is over. That He says that "My dear Lord, Krsna, somehow or other, I am fallen into this ocean of misunderstanding." The prayer is just like this.
Lecture on Bhagavad-gita 2.55-58, New York, April 15, 1966