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>>Yes, he said this but he didn't specify which kind of service the soul

>>falls from. He never said that the jiva had pure krsna-prema before

>>falling down or was engaged in pure devotional service in a particular

>>rasa. He said, however, that the pure devotee cannot forget Krsna and that

>>rasa can never be broken.

 

He didn't? Yes, he did (emphasis added):

 

Srila Prabhupada, letter to Sriman Stan in November 1970:

 

"WE ARE ALL ORIGINALLY SITUATED ON THE PLATFORM OF KRSNA CONSCIOUSNESS IN

OUR ETERNAL PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP OF LOVE OF KRSNA. But due to forgetfulness

we become familiar with the material world or Maya. As soon as one chants

the Hare Krsna Mantra with sincerity and without offense . . . his original

Krsna consciousness is immediately revived. [by chanting Hare Krsna and

performing other devotional activities] we are always remembering Krsna and

that is our natural conscious state. So naturally EVERYTHING ABOUT KRSNA IS

ORIGINALLY KNOWN TO US ALL and as soon as we begin to associate with the

devotees of the Lord and chant His Holy Name, this memory gradually becomes

stronger as we remember our constitutional position of always serving Krsna

in different ways."

 

Srila Prabhupada, letter to Jagadisa dasa, February 1970:

 

"Regarding your questions concerning the spirit souls falling into Maya's

influence, it is not that those who have developed a passive relationship

with Krsna are more likely to fall into nescient activities. USUALLY ANYONE

WHO HAS DEVELOPED HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH KRSNA DOES NOT FALL DOWN IN ANY

CIRCUMSTANCE, BUT BECAUSE THE INDEPENDENCE IS ALWAYS THERE, THE SOUL MAY

FALL DOWN FROM ANY POSITION OR ANY RELATIONSHIP BY MISUSING HIS

INDEPENDENCE. But his relationship with Krsna is never lost, simply it is

forgotten by the influence of Maya, so it may be regained or revived by the

process of hearing the Holy Name of Krsna and then the devotee engages

himself in the service of the Lord which is his original or constitutional

position. The relationship of the living entity with Krsna is eternal as

both Krsna and the living entity are eternal; the process is one of revival

only, nothing new."