Tout 24 )
The Process of Devotional Service
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TRANSLATION
“My dear Lord, devotional service unto You is the only auspicious path. If one gives it up simply for speculative knowledge or the understanding that these living beings are spirit souls and the material world is false, he undergoes a great deal of trouble. He only gains troublesome and inauspicious activities. His endeavors are like beating a husk that is already devoid of rice. One’s labor becomes fruitless.”
PURPORT
This is a verse from  Šrimad-Bhāgavatam  (10.14.4).
TEXT 23
দৈবী হেষা গুণমন্ত্রী মম মান্না ভুরত্যন্তা।।
মামেৰে যে প্ৰপত্তিস্তু মান্নামেতাং তন্তুস্তি তে ॥ ২৩ ॥
daivī hy eṣā guṇamayī mama māyā duratyayā mām eva ye prapadyante māyām etāṁ taranti te
SYNONYMS
daivī —belonging to the Supreme Lord;  hi —certainly;  eṣā —this;  guṇa-mayī —made of the three modes;  mama —My;  māyā —external energy;  duratyayā —very difficult to surpass;  mām —unto Me;  eva —certainly;  ye —those who;  prapad-yante —surrender fully;  māyām —illusory energy;  etām —this;  taranti —cross over;  te —they.
TRANSLATION
“‘This divine energy of Mine, consisting of the three modes of material nature, is difficult to overcome. But those who have surrendered unto Me can easily cross beyond it.’
PURPORT
Thiis is a quotation from  Bhagavad-gitā  (7.14)...
TEXT 24
‘কৃষ্ণ-নিত্যদাস’—জীব তাহা ভুলি’ গেল।
এই দোবে মারা তার গলার বান্ধিল  ।। ২৪ ।।