Madhya-līlā

Chapter 22: The Process of Devotional Service

Verse 17 of 160
Cc Madhya 22.17

কৃষ্ণভক্তি হয অভিধেযপ্রধান ভক্তিমুখনিরীক্ষক কর্মযোগজ্ঞান

कृष्णभक्ति हय अभिधेयप्रधान भक्तिमुखनिरीक्षक कर्मयोगज्ञान

kṛṣṇa-bhakti haya abhidheya-pradhāna bhakti-mukha-nirīkṣaka karma-yoga-jñāna

Synonyms

kṛṣṇa-bhaktidevotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa; hayais; abhidheya-pradhānathe chief function of the living entity; bhakti-mukhaof the face of devotional service; nirīkṣakaobservers; karma-yoga-jñānafruitive activities, mystic yoga and speculative knowledge..

Translation

"Devotional service to Kṛṣṇa is the chief function of the living entity. There are different methods for the liberation of the conditioned soul—karma, jñāna, yoga and bhakti—but all are dependent on bhakti.

Verse 17 of 160
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