Text 138] The Residents of Varanasi Become Vaisnavas 373
gradually increases attachment for Me, purifies even a human being born
among dog-eaters. That is to say, everyone can be elevated to the spiritual
platform by the process of bhakti-yoga.’
PURPORT
This verse is from Srimad-Bhagavatam (11.14.21).
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na sddhayati mam yogo
na sankhyam dharma uddhava
na svadhydyas tapas tyégo
yatha bhaktir mamorjita
SYNONYMS
na—never, sddhayati—causes to remain satisfied; mém—Me; yogah—the pro-
cess of control; na—nor; sdnkhyam—the process of gaining philosophical
knowledge about the Absolute Truth; dharmah—such an occupation; uddhava —
My dear Uddhava; na—nor; svadhydyah—study of the Vedas; tapah—
austerities; tyagah—renunciation, acceptance of sannydsa, or charity; yathda—as
much as; bhaktih—devotional service; mama—unto Me; Urjita—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 impersonalism 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). For an explanation see
Adi-lila, Chapter Seventeen, text 76.
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