Text 19] The Process of Devotional Service 331

TRANSLATION

“But for devotional service, all other methods for spiritual self-realization
are weak and insignificant. Unless one comes to the devotional service of Lord
Krsna, jnana and yoga cannot give the desired results.

PURPORT

In Vedic scriptures, stress is sometimes given to fruitive activity, speculative
knowledge and the mystic yoga system. Although people are inclined to practice
these processes, they cannot attain the desired results without being touched by
krsna-bhakti, devotional service. In other words, the real desired result is to invoke
dormant love for Krsna. Srimad-Bhagavatam (1.2.6) states:

sa vai pumsdarn paro dharmo
yato bhaktir adhoksaje
ahaituky apratihata
yayatmda suprasidati

Karma, jfidna and yoga cannot actually awaken love of Godhead. One has to take
to the Lord’s devotional service, and the more one is inclined to devotional ser-
vice, the more he loses interest in other so-called achievements. Dhruva Maharaja
went to practice mystic yoga to see the Lord personally face to face, but when he
developed an interest in devotional service, he saw that he was not being
benefited by karma, jfidna and yoga.

TEXT 19
CaRAR IPI SSTA-Aqor
q caitece Baar faaaay |
RS Yar TSIM Ca
aq bifies 44 QHATsTAty oP A
naiskarmyam apy acyuta-bhava-varjitam
na sobhate jhdnam alam nirafijanam

kutah punah sasvad abhadram isvare
na Carpitamn karma yad apy akdranam

SYNONYMS
naiskarmyam—which does not produce enjoyment of the resultant action;
api—although; acyuta-bhava—of devotional service to the Supreme Personality
of Godhead; varjitam—devoid; na—not; sobhate—looks beautiful; jfAdanam—
speculative knowledge; alam—exceedingly; nirahjanam—which is without
