36 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 9, Ch. 9
The Lord also instructs:
Janma karma ca me divyam
evam yo vetti tattvatah
tyaktva deham punar janma
naiti mdm eti so ’rjuna
“One who knows the transcendental nature of My appearance and ac-
tivities does not, upon leaving the body, take his birth again in this ma-
terial world, but attains My eternal abode, O Arjuna.”’ (Bg. 4.9)
Therefore, from the very beginning of one’s life one should practice
bhakti-yoga, which increases one’s attachment for Krsna. If one daily
sees the Deity in the temple, makes offerings by worshiping the Deity,
chants the holy name of the Personality of Godhead, and preaches about
the glorious activities of the Lord as much as possible, he thus becomes
attached to Krsna. This attachment is called dsakti. When one’s mind is
attached to Krsna (mayy dsakta-manah), one can fulfill the mission of
life in one human birth. If one misses this opportunity, one does not
know where he is going, how long he will remain in the cycle of birth
and death, and when he will again achieve the human form of life and
the chance to return home, back to Godhead. The most intelligent per-
son, therefore, uses every moment of his life to render loving service to
the Lord.
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na me brahma-kulat pranah
kula-daivan na catmajah
na Sriyo na mahi rajyam
na darés cativallabhah
na—not; me—my; brahma-kulat—than the groups of bréhmanas;
pranah—life; kula-daivat—than the personalities worshipable for my
family; na—not; ca—also; dtmajah—sons and daughters; na—nor;
