Text 24] The Process of Devotional Service 335

TRANSLATION

‘My dear Lord, devotional service unto You is the only auspicious path. If
one gives it up simply for speculative knowledge or the understanding that
these living beings are spirit souls and the material world is false, he under-
goes a great deal of trouble. He only gains troublesome and inauspicious ac-
tivities. His endeavors are like beating a husk that is already devoid of rice.
One’s labor becomes fruitless.’

PURPORT
This is a verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.14.4).

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TITAT CY AAHLB ATAASIe SAS cB 204
daivi hy esa gunamayi
mama maya duratyaya

mam eva ye prapadyante
mdyam etam taranti te

SYNONYMS

daivi—belonging to the Supreme Lord; hi—certainly; es4—this; guna-mayi—
made of the three modes; mama—My; mayd—external energy; duratyaya —very
difficult to surpass; mam—unto Me; eva—certainly; ye—those who; prapad-
yante—surrender fully; mayam—illusory energy; etam—this; taranti—cross over;
te—they.

TRANSLATION

“‘This divine energy of Mine, consisting of the three modes of material
nature, is difficult to overcome. But those who have surrendered unto Me can
easily cross beyond it.’

PURPORT
This is a quotation from Bhagavad-gita (7.14).
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