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Šrī   Саі   тануа - сарі   тамр   та
[Madhya-lilā, Ch.22]
PURPORT
This verse is also quoted in  Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu  (3.2.35). When we chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa  mahā-mantra  we are saying, “Hare! O energy of the Lord! O my Lord Kṛṣṇa!” In this way we are simply addressing the Lord and His spiritual potency represented as Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa, Sītā-Rāma, or Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa. The devotee always prays to the Lord and His internal energy (consort) so that he may engage in Their transcendental loving service. When the conditioned soul attains his real spiritual energy and fully surrenders unto the Lord’s lotus feet, he tries to engage in the Lord’s service. This is the real constitutional position of the living entity.
TEXT 17
কৃষ্ণভক্তি  হবা  অভিধেন্ন-প্রধান  ।।
ভক্তিমুখ-নিরীক্ষক কর্ম-যোগ-জ্ঞান ॥ ১৭ ॥
Kışıña-bhakti haya abhidheya-pradhāna bhakti-mukha-nirikşaka karma-yoga-jñāna
SYNONYMS
kṛṣṇa-bhakti —devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa;  haya —is;  abhidheya-pradhāna —the chief function of the living entity;  bhakti-mukha —of the face of devotional service;  nirikṣaka —observers;  karma-yoga-jñāna —fruitive activities, mystic yoga and speculative knowledge.
TRANSLATION
“Devotional service to Kṛṣṇa is the chief function of the living entity. There are different methods for the liberation of the conditioned soul—karma, jñāna, yoga and bhakti—but all are dependent on bhakti.
TEXT 18
এই সব সাধনের অতি তুচ্ছ বল ।।
কৃষ্ণভক্তি বিনা তাছা দিতে নারে ফল ॥ ১৮ ॥
ei saba sādhanera ati tuccha bala  
 krṣṇa-bhakti vinā tāhā dite nāre phala
SYNONYMS
ei saba —all these;  sādhanera —of methods of spiritual activities;  ati —very;  tuccha —insignificant;  bala —strength;  kṛṣṇa-bhakti —devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa;  vinā —without;  tāhā —all these;  dite —to deliver;  nāre —are not able;  phala —the desired result.