Text 61]
The Payo-vrata Process of Worship
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TEXT 61
त एव नियमाः साक्षात्त एव च यमोत्तमाः । तपो दानं व्रतं यज्ञो येन तुष्यत्यधोक्षजः ॥६१॥
ta eva niyamāḥ sākṣāt ta eva ca yamottamāḥ tapo dānaṁ vrataṁ yajño yena tuṣyaty adhokṣajaḥ
te—that is; eva—indeed; niyamāḥ—all regulative principles; sākṣāt—directly; te—that is; eva—indeed; ca—also; yama-uttamāḥ—the best process of controlling the senses; tapaḥ—austerities; dānam—charity; vratam—observing vows; yajñaḥ—sacrifice; yena—by which process; tuṣyati—is very pleased; adhokṣajaḥ—the Supreme Lord, who is not perceived by material senses.
TRANSLATION
This is the best process for pleasing the transcendental Supreme Personality of Godhead, known as Adhokṣaja. It is the best of all regulative principles, the best austerity, the best process of giving charity, and the best process of sacrifice.
PURPORT
The Supreme Lord says in  Bhagavad-gītā  (18.66):
sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja ahaṁ tvāṁ sarva-pāpebhyo mokṣayiṣyāmi mā śucaḥ
“Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you from all sinful reaction. Do not fear.” Unless one pleases the Supreme Personality of Godhead according to His demand, no good result will come from any of his actions.
dharmaḥ svanuṣṭhitaḥ puṁsāṁ viṣvakṣena-kathāsu yaḥ