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The Perfection of Yoga
comes freed from all contaminations arising from illusory dualities, he engages in the transcendental service of the Lord. Śrī Kṛṣṇa concludes His discourse on this subject in this way:
yogınam apı sarveşam   mad-gatenāntarātmanā   śraddhāvān bhajate yo māṁ   sa me yuktatamo mataḥ
“And of all  yogīs , he who always abides in Me with great faith, worshiping Me in transcendental loving service, is most intimately united with Me in  yoga  and is the highest of all.” (Bg. 6.47)
It therefore follows that the culmination of all  yogas  lies in  bhakti-yoga , the rendering of devotional service unto Kṛṣṇa. Actually, all of the  yogas  delineated in  Bhagavad-gītā  end on this note, for Kṛṣṇa is the ultimate destination of all the  yoga  systems. From the beginning of  karma-yoga  to the end of  bhakti-yoga  is a long way to self-realization.  Karma-yoga , without fruitive results, is the beginning of this path. When  karma-yoga  increases in knowledge and renunciation, the stage is called  jñāna-yoga , or the  yoga  of knowledge. When  jñāna-yoga  increases in meditation on the Supersoul by different physical processes, and the mind is on Him, it is called  aṣṭāṅga-yoga . And, when one surpasses  aṣṭāṅga-yoga  and comes to worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead Kṛṣṇa, that is called  bhakti-yoga , the culmination. Factually,  bhakti-yoga  is the ultimate goal, but to analyze  bhakti-yoga  minutely one has to understand the other processes. The  yogī  who is