1406 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 32

All these different activities are prescribed for different persons so that they
may be elevated to the platform of self-realization and from there to Krsna
consciousness, devotional service.

The words bhakti-yogena caiva hi mean that whatever is to be performed,
as described in verse 34, whether yoga, or sacrifice, or fruitive activity, or
study of Vedic literature, or philosophical research, or acceptance of the
renounced order of life, is to be executed in bhakti-yoga. The words caiva
hi, according to Sanskrit grammar, indicate that one must perform all these
activities mixed with devotional service, otherwise such activities will not
produce any fruit. Any prescribed activity must be performed for the sake
of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. It is confirmed in Bhagavad-gita,
yat karogi yad asnasi: ‘Whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you
sacrifice, whatever austerities you undergo and whatever charities you give,
the result should be given to the Supreme Lord.” The word eva is added, in-
dicating that one must execute activities in such a way. Unless one adds devo-
tional service to all activities, he cannot achieve the desired result, but when
bhakti-yoga is prominent in every activity, then the ultimate goal is sure.

One has to approach the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, as it
is stated in Bhagavad-gita: “After many, many births, one approaches
the Supreme Person, Krsna, and surrenders unto Him, knowing that He is
everything.” Also in Bhagavad-gita, the Lord says, bhoktaram yajiia-
tapasam: “For anyone who is undergoing rigid austerity or for anyone who
is performing different kinds of sacrifices, the beneficiary is the Supreme
Personality of Godhead.” He is the proprietor of all planets, and He is the
friend of every living soul.

The words dharmenobhaya-cihnena mean that the bhakti-yoga process
contains two symptoms, namely attachment for the Supreme Lord and
detachment from all material affinities. There are two symptoms of
advancement in the process of devotional service, just as there are two
processes taking place while eating. A hungry man feels strength and
satisfaction from eating, and at the same time he gradually becomes
detached from eating any more. Similarly, with the execution of devotional
service, real knowledge develops, and one becomes detached from all
material activities. In no other activity but devotional service is there such
detachment from matter and attachment for the Supreme. There are nine
different processes to increase this attachment to the Supreme Lord:
hearing, chanting, remembering, worshiping, serving the Lord, making
friendship, praying, offering everything, and serving the lotus feet of the
Lord. The processes for increasing detachment from material affinities are
explained in verse 36.
