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Ajāmila Delivered by the Viṣṇudūtas
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न यत्पुनः कर्मसु सज्जते मनो रजस्तमोभ्यां कलिलं ततोऽन्यथा ॥४६॥
nātaḥ paraṁ karma-nibandha-kṛṇtanaṁ mumukṣatāṁ tīrtha-padānukīrtanāt na yat punaḥ karmasu sajjate mano rajas-tamobhyāṁ kalilaṁ tato 'nyathā
na —not;  ataḥ —therefore;  paraṁ —better means;  karma-nibandha —the obligation to suffer or undergo tribulations as a result of fruitive activities;  kṛṇtanaṁ —that which can completely cut off;  mumukṣatāṁ —of persons desiring to get out of the clutches of material bondage;  tīrtha-pada —about the Supreme Personality of Godhead, at whose feet all the holy places stand;  anukīrtanāt —than constantly chanting under the direction of the bona fide spiritual master;  na —not;  yat —because;  punaḥ —again;  karmasu —in fruitive activities;  sajjate —becomes attached;  manaḥ —the mind;  rajaḥ-tamobhyāṁ —by the modes of passion and ignorance;  kalilaṁ —contaminated;  tataḥ —thereafter;  anyathā —by any other means.
TRANSLATION
Therefore one who desires freedom from material bondage should adopt the process of chanting and glorifying the name, fame, form and pastimes of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, at whose feet all the holy places stand. One cannot derive the proper benefit from other methods, such as pious atonement, speculative knowledge and meditation in mystic yoga, because even after following such methods one takes to fruitive activities again, unable to control his mind, which is contaminated by the base qualities of nature, namely passion and ignorance.
PURPORT
It has actually been seen that even after achieving so-called perfection, many  karmīs ,  jñānīs  and  yogīs  become attached to material activities again. Many so-called  svāmīs  and  yogīs  give up material activities as false ( jagan mithyā ), but after some time they nevertheless resume material