Text 137] The Lord Instructs Sanatana Gosvami 75
SYNONYMS
aiche—in that way; sastra kahe —Vedic literatures confirm; karma—fruitive ac-
tivities; jfiana—speculative knowledge; yoga—the mystic yoga system; tyaji’—
giving up; bhaktye—by devotional service; krsna—the Supreme Absolute Per-
sonality of Godhead; vasa haya —becomes satisfied; bhaktye—by devotional ser-
vice; tafre—Him; bhaji—we worship.
TRANSLATION
“Revealed scriptures conclude that one should give up fruitive activity,
speculative knowledge and the mystic yoga system and instead take to devo-
tional service, by which Krsna can be fully satisfied.
TEXT 137
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na sadhayati mann yogo
na sankhyam dharma uddhava
na svadhyayas tapas tyago
yatha bhaktir mamorjita
SYNONYMS
na—never; sddhayati—causes to remain satisfied; mam—Me; yogah—the pro-
cess of control; na—nor; sankhyam—the process of gaining philosophical knowl-
edge about the Absolute Truth; dharmah—such an occupation; uddhava—My
dear Uddhava; na—nor; svadhyayah—study of the Vedas; tapah—austerities;
tyagah—renunciation, acceptance of sannydasa, or charity; yatha—as much as;
bhaktih—devotional service; mama—unto Me; urjiti—developed.
TRANSLATION
[The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, said:] ‘““ ‘My dear Uddhava,
neither through astanga-yoga [the mystic yoga system to control the senses],
nor through impersonal monism or an analytical study of the Absolute Truth,
nor through study of the Vedas, nor through practice of austerities, nor
through charity, nor through acceptance of sannyasa can one satisfy Me as
much as one can by developing unalloyed devotional service unto Me.’
PURPORT
This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (11.14.20). The explanation for this
verse is given in Adi-lild (17.76).
