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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 3, Ch. 32]
tad-guṇāśrayayā bhaktyā bhajanīya-padāmbujam
tasmāt —therefore;  tvam —you (Devahūti);  sarva-bhāvena —with loving ecstasy;  bhajasva —worship;  parameṣṭhinam —the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  tat-guṇa —the qualities of the Lord;  āśrayayā —connected with;  bhaktyā —by devotional service;  bhajanīya —worshipable;  pada-ambujam —whose lotus feet.
TRANSLATION
My dear mother, I therefore advise that you take shelter of the Supreme Personality of Godhead because His lotus feet are worth worshiping. Accept this with all devotion and love, for thus you can be situated in transcendental devotional service.
PURPORT
The word  parameṣṭhina  is sometimes used in connection with Brahmā.  Parameṣṭhina  means the supreme person. As Brahmā is the supreme person within this universe, similarly Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality in the spiritual world. Lord Kapiladeva advises His mother that she should take shelter of the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, because it is worthwhile. Taking shelter of demigods, even those in the highest positions, like Brahmā and Śiva, is not advised herein. One should take shelter of the Supreme Godhead.
Sarva-bhāvena  means “in all-loving ecstasy.”  Bhāva  is the preliminary stage of elevation before the attainment of pure love of Godhead. It is stated in  Bhagavad-gītā ,  budhā bhāva-samanvitāḥ : one who has attained the stage of  bhāva  can accept the lotus feet of Lord Kṛṣṇa as worshipable. This is also advised here by Lord Kapila to His mother. Also significant in this verse is the phrase  tad-guṇāśrayayā bhaktyā . This means that discharging devotional service unto Kṛṣṇa is transcendental; it is not material activity. This is confirmed in  Bhagavad-gītā : those who engage in devotional service are accepted to be situated in the spiritual kingdom.  Brahma-bhūyāya kalpate : they at once become situated in the transcendental kingdom.
Devotional service in full Kṛṣṇa consciousness is the only means for attaining the highest perfection of life for the human being. This is recommended herein by Lord Kapila to His mother.  Bhakti  is therefore  nirguṇa , free from all tinges of material qualities. Although the discharge of devotional service appears to be like material activities, it is never  saguṇa , or contaminated by material qualities.  Tad-guṇāśrayayā  means