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Śrimad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 9, Ch. 9]
The Lord also instructs:
janma karma ca me divyam evam yo vetti tattvataḥ tyaktvā deham punar janma naiti mām eti so 'rjuna
“One who knows the transcendental nature of My appearance and activities does not, upon leaving the body, take his birth again in this material world, but attains My eternal abode, O Arjuna.” (Bg. 4.9)
Therefore, from the very beginning of one’s life one should practice  bhakti-yoga , which increases one’s attachment for Kṛṣṇa. If one daily sees the Deity in the temple, makes offerings by worshiping the Deity, chants the holy name of the Personality of Godhead, and preaches about the glorious activities of the Lord as much as possible, he thus becomes attached to Kṛṣṇa. This attachment is called  āsakti . When one’s mind is attached to Kṛṣṇa ( mayy āsakta-manāḥ ), one can fulfill the mission of life in one human birth. If one misses this opportunity, one does not know where he is going, how long he will remain in the cycle of birth and death, and when he will again achieve the human form of life and the chance to return home, back to Godhead. The most intelligent person, therefore, uses every moment of his life to render loving service to the Lord.
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न मे ब्रह्मकुलात्प्राणाः कुलदैवान् चात्मजाः । न श्रियो न मही राज्यं न दाराश्वातिवल्लभाः ॥४३॥
na me brahma-kulāt prāṇāḥ kula-daivān na cātmajāḥ na śriyo na mahī rājyam na dārāś cātivallabhāḥ
na—not; me—my; brahma-kulāt—than the groups of brāhmaṇas; prāṇāḥ—life; kula-daivāt—than the personalities worshipable for my family; na—not; ca—also; ātmajāḥ—sons and daughters; na—nor;