30
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 7, Ch. 11]
śruti-smṛti-purāṇādi- pañcarātra-vidhiṁ vinā aikāntikī harer bhaktir utpātāyaiva kalpate
The purport is that to become a devotee one must follow the principles laid down in śruti and smṛti. One must follow the codes of the  Purāṇas  and the  pāñcarātrikī-vidhi . One cannot be a pure devotee without following the śruti and smṛti, and the śruti and smṛti without devotional service cannot lead one to the perfection of life.
Therefore, from all the evidence the conclusion is that without  bhakti , devotional service, there is no question of religious principles. God is the central figure in the performance of religious principles. Almost everything going on in this world as religion is devoid of any idea of devotional service and is therefore condemned by the verdict of  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam . Without devotional service, so-called religious principles are only cheating.
TEXTS 8-12
सत्यं दया तपः शौचं तितिक्षेक्षा शमो दमः । अर्हिसा ब्रह्मचर्यं च त्यागः स्वाध्याय आर्जवम् ॥ ८ ॥ सन्तोषः समदृक् सेवा ग्राम्येहोपरमः शनैः । नृणां विपर्ययेहेक्षा मौनमात्मविमर्शनम् ॥ ९ ॥ अभ्राद्यादेः संविमागो भूतेभ्यश्च यथार्हतः । तेष्वात्मदेवताबुद्धिः सुतरां नृषु पाण्डव ॥ १० ॥ श्रवणं कीर्तनं चास्य स्मरणं महतां गतेः । सेवेज्यावनतिर्दास्यं सस्वयमात्यसपर्पणम् ॥ ११ ॥ नृणामयं परो धर्मः सर्वेषां समुदाहृतः । त्रिशुल्कक्षणवान्नाजन्सर्वात्या येन तुष्यति ॥ १२ ॥
satyam dayā tapaḥ śaucaṁ titikṣekṣā śamo damaḥ ahiṁsā brahmacaryaṁ ca tyāgaḥ svādhyāya ārjavam