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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[ Canto 3, Ch. 21 ]
PURPORT
It is understood herein that Kardama Muni meditated in  yoga  for 10,000 years before attaining perfection. Similarly, we have information that Vālmīki Muni also practiced  yoga  meditation for 60,000 years before attaining perfection. Therefore,  yoga  practice can be successfully performed by persons who have a very long duration of life, such as 100,000 years; in that way it is possible to have perfection in  yoga . Otherwise, there is no possibility of attaining the real perfection. Following the regulations, controlling the senses and practicing the different sitting postures are merely the preliminary practices. We do not know how people can be captivated by the bogus  yoga  system in which it is stated that simply by meditating fifteen minutes daily one can attain the perfection of becoming one with God. This age (Kali-yuga) is the age of bluffing and quarrel. Actually there is no possibility of attaining  yoga  perfection by such paltry proposals. The Vedic literature, for emphasis, clearly states three times that in this age of Kali– kalau nāsty eva nāsty eva nāsty eva —there is no other alternative, no other alternative, no other alternative than  harer nāma , chanting the holy name of the Lord.
TEXT 7
ततः समाधियुक्तेन क्रियायोगेन कर्दमः । सम्प्रपेदे हरिं भक्त्या प्रपन्नवरदाशुषम् ॥ ७ ॥
tataḥ samādhi-yuktena kriyā-yogena kardamaḥ samprapede hariṁ bhaktyā prapanna-varadāśuṣam
tataḥ —then, in that penance;  samādhi-yuktena —in trance;  kriyā-yogena —by  bhakti-yoga  worship;  kardamaḥ —the sage Kardama;  samprapede —served;  hariṁ —the Personality of Godhead;  bhaktyā —in devotional service;  prapanna —to the surrendered souls;  varada-aśuṣam —the bestower of all blessings.
TRANSLATION
During that period of penance, the sage Kardama, by worship through devotional service in trance, propitiated the Personality of Godhead, who is the quick bestower of all blessings upon those who flee to Him for protection.