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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 6, Ch. 16]
hṛṣīkeṇa hṛṣīkeśa- sevanam bhaktir ucyate
“One should be free from all material designations and cleansed of all material contamination. He should be restored to his pure identity, in which he engages his senses in the service of the proprietor of the senses. That is called devotional service.” This is also called  bhāgavata-dharma . Without material aspirations, one should simply serve Kṛṣṇa, as advised in  Bhagavad-gītā ,  Nārada-pañcarātra  and  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam .  Bhāgavata-dharma  is the process of religion enunciated by pure devotees, direct representatives of the Supreme Personality of Godhead like Nārada, Śukadeva Gosvāmī and their humble servants in the discipline succession. By understanding  bhāgavata-dharma , one immediately becomes free from material contamination. Living entities, who are part and parcel of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, are loitering in this material world suffering. When they are instructed by the Lord Himself about  bhāgavata-dharma  and they adopt it, that is victory for the Lord, for He then reclaims these fallen souls. A devotee following the principles of  bhāgavata-dharma  feels very much obligated to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He can understand the difference between life without  bhāgavata-dharma  and life with  bhāgavata-dharma  and thus he ever remains obliged to the Lord. Taking to Kṛṣṇa consciousness and bringing fallen souls to Kṛṣṇa consciousness is victory for Lord Kṛṣṇa.
sa vai puṁsāṁ paro dharmo yato bhaktir adhokṣaje ahaituky apratihatā yayātmā suprasīdati
“The supreme occupation [ dharma ] for all humanity is that by which men can attain to loving devotional service unto the transcendent Lord. Such devotional service must be unmotivated and uninterrupted in order to completely satisfy the self.” ( Bhāg.  1.2.6) Therefore  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  is the pure transcendental process of religion.