"sthira haÃ±Ä ghare yÄo, nÄ hao vÄtula
krame krame pÄya loka bhava-sindhu-kÅ«la
sthira haÃ±Ä - being patient; ghare yÄo - go back home; nÄ - do not; hao - become; vÄtula - crazy; krame krame - gradually; pÄya - gets; loka - a person; bhava-sindhu-kÅ«la - the far shore of the ocean of material existence.
“Be patient and return home. Don’t be a crazy fellow. By and by you will be able to cross the ocean of material existence.
As stated in ÅšrÄ«mad-BhÄgavatam (10.14.58):
samÄÅ›ritÄ ye pada-pallava-plavaá¹
mahat-padaá¹ puṇya-yaÅ›o murÄreḥ
bhavÄmbudhir vatsa-padaá¹ paraá¹ padaá¹
padaá¹ padaá¹ yad vipadÄá¹ na teá¹£Äm
This material world is just like a big ocean. It begins with Brahmaloka and extends to PÄtÄlaloka, and there are many planets, or islands, in this ocean. Not knowing about devotional service, the living entity wanders about this ocean, just as a man tries to swim to reach the shore. Our struggle for existence is similar to this. Everyone is trying to get out of the ocean of material existence. One cannot immediately reach the coast, but if one endeavors, he can cross the ocean by ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu’s mercy. One may be very eager to cross this ocean, but he cannot attain success by acting like a madman. He must swim over the ocean very patiently and intelligently under the instructions of ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu or His representative. Then, one day, he will reach the shore and return home, back to Godhead.
