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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Ādi-līlā, Ch. 17]
nahe —is not;  kṛṣṇa —Lord Kṛṣṇa;  vaśa —pleased;  kṛṣṇa —of Lord Kṛṣṇa;  vaśa —for the pleasure;  hetu —reason;  eka —one;  prema —love;  bhakti —devotional service;  rasa —such a mellow.
TRANSLATION
By following the paths of speculative philosophical knowledge, fruitive activity or mystic yoga to control the senses, one cannot satisfy Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Lord. Unalloyed devotional love for Kṛṣṇa is the only cause for the Lord's satisfaction.
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न साधयति मां योगो न साध्या धर्म देव ।
न साधायन्त्यपश्यात्यो यथा वक्तिर्मेमोक्तिता ॥ १७ ॥
na sādhayati māṁ yogo na sāṅkhyaṁ dharma uddhava na svādhyāyas tapas tyāgo yathā bhaktir mamorjitā
SYNONYMS
na —never;  sādhayati —causes to remain satisfied;  māṁ —Me;  yogaḥ —the process of control;  na —nor;  sāṅkhyaṁ —the process of gaining philosophical knowledge about the Absolute Truth;  dharmaḥ —such an occupation;  uddhava —My dear Uddhava;  na —nor;  svādhyāyaḥ —study of the  Vedas ;  tapaḥ —austerities;  tyāgaḥ —renunciation, acceptance of  sannyāsa , or charity;  yathā —as much as;  bhaktiḥ —devotional service;  mama —unto Me;  ūrjitā —developed.
TRANSLATION
[The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, said:] "My dear Uddhava, neither through aṣṭānga-yoga [the mystic yoga system to control the senses], nor through impersonal monism or an analytical study of the Absolute Truth, nor through study of the  Vedas , nor through practice of austerities, nor through charity, nor through acceptance of  sannyāsa  can one satisfy Me as much as one can by developing unalloyed devotional service unto Me."
PURPORT
Karmīs, jñānīs, yogīs, tapasvīs  and students of Vedic literature who do not have Kṛṣṇa consciousness simply beat around the bush and do not get any final profit because they have no clear knowledge of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Nor do they have faith in approaching Him by discharging devotional service, although everywhere such service is repeatedly emphasized, as it is in this verse from  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  (11.14.20).  Bhagavad-gītā  also declares,  bhaktyā mām abhijānāti yāvān yaś cāsmi tattvataḥ : "One can understand the Supreme Personality as He is only by devotional service." (Bg. 18.55) If one wants to understand the Supreme Personality factually, he must take to the path of devotional service and not waste time in profitless philosophical speculation, fruitive activity, mystic yogic practice