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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 7, Ch. 7]
vāsudeve bhagavati bhakti-yogaḥ prayojitaḥ janayaty āśu vairāgyam jñānam ca yad ahaitukam
“By rendering devotional service unto the Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, one immediately acquires causeless knowledge and detachment from the world.” ( Bhāg.  1.2.7) To be situated on the platform of pure religion, one should perform  bhakti-yoga  in relationship with Kṛṣṇa, Vāsudeva.
TEXT 16
तत्तु कालस्य दीर्घत्वात् स्त्रीत्वान्मातुस्तिरोदधे । अषिणानुगृहीतं मां नाधुनाप्यजहात् स्मृतिः ॥१६॥
tat tu kālasya dīrghatvāt strītvān mātus tirodadhe ṛṣiṇānugṛhītam mām nādhunāpy ajahāt smṛtiḥ
tat —that (instruction on religion and knowledge);  tu —indeed;  kālasya —of time;  dīrghatvāt —because of the longness;  strītvāt —because of being a woman;  mātuḥ —of my mother;  tirodadhe —disappeared;  ṛṣiṇā —by the sage;  anugṛhītam —being blessed;  mām —me;  na —not;  adhunā —today;  api —even;  ajahāt —left;  smṛtiḥ —the memory (of Nārada Muni’s instructions).
TRANSLATION
Because of the long duration of time that has passed and because of her being a woman and therefore less intelligent, my mother has forgotten all those instructions; but the great sage Nārada blessed me, and therefore I could not forget them.
PURPORT
In  Bhagavad-gītā  (9.32) the Lord says: