SB 11.27.53 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.27.53

मामेव नैरपेक्ष्येण भक्तियोगेन विन्दति । भक्तियोगं स लभत एवं य: पूजयेत माम् ॥ ५३ ॥

mām eva nairapekṣyeṇa

[maam eva nairapekshyena]

bhakti-yogena vindati

[bhakti-yogena vindati]

bhakti-yogaṁ sa labhata

[bhakti-yogam sa labhata]

evaṁ yaḥ pūjayeta mām

[evam yah poojayeta maam]

Word-for-word

mām — Me eva — indeed nairapekṣyeṇa — by being free from motivation bhakti-yogena — by the performance of devotional service vindati — achieves bhakti-yogam — devotional service saḥ — he labhate — receives evam — thus yaḥ — whom pūjayeta — worships mām — Me.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

mām eva nairapekṣyeṇa

mām

eva

indeed

nairapekṣyeṇa

by being free from motivation

bhakti-yogena vindati

bhakti-yogena

by the performance of devotional service

vindati

achieves

bhakti-yogaṁ sa labhata

bhakti-yogam

devotional service

saḥ

labhate

receives

evaṁ yaḥ pūjayeta mām

evam

thus

yaḥ

whom

pūjayeta

worships

mām

Me.

But one who simply engages in devotional service with no consideration of fruitive results attains Me. Thus whoever worships Me according to the process I have described will ultimately attain pure devotional service unto Me.

Purport

The previous two verses were spoken by the Lord to attract those interested in fruitive results, and now the ultimate purpose of worshiping the Lord is described. The ultimate goal in life is Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself. Love for the Lord is the highest bliss, although ordinary people cannot understand this.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

But one who simply engages in devotional service with no motives at all attains prema, and by prema attains me. He who worships my deity form without other desires such as jñāna and karma, or he who engages others in worship (pūjayeta) [Note: The verb can be taken as a causative form as well. ] by making them give wealth, land and shops, attains prema (bhakti-yogam), and by prema (bhakti-yogena), he attains me.

Personal Guidance

One who engages in devotional service without considering fruits attains the Lord; whoever worships by this described process ultimately attains pure devotional service. Fruit-free worship has the highest fruit.

Reflection Questions

Where does fruit-seeking creep into my service?
What practice removes it?

📝 My note

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