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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.1.21

यस्यां सन्धार्यमाणायां योगिनो भक्तिलक्षण: । आशु सम्पद्यते योग आश्रयं भद्रमीक्षत: ॥ २१ ॥
yasyāṁ sandhāryamāṇāyāṁ
[yasyaam sandhaaryamaanaayaam]
yogino bhakti-lakṣaṇaḥ
[yogino bhakti-lakshanah]
āśu sampadyate yoga
[aashu sampadyate yoga]
āśrayaṁ bhadram īkṣataḥ
[aashrayam bhadram eekshatah]
yasyām — by such systematic remembrance sandhāryamāṇāyām — and thus being fixed in the habit of yoginaḥ — the mystics bhakti-lakṣaṇaḥ — being practiced to the devotional system āśu — very soon sampadyate — attains success yogaḥ — connection by devotional service āśrayam — under the shelter of bhadram — the all-good īkṣataḥ — which seeing that.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yasyāṁ sandhāryamāṇāyāṁ
yasyām
by such systematic remembrance
sandhāryamāṇāyām
and thus being fixed in the habit of
yogino bhakti-lakṣaṇaḥ
yoginaḥ
the mystics
bhakti-lakṣaṇaḥ
being practiced to the devotional system
āśu sampadyate yoga
āśu
very soon
sampadyate
attains success
yogaḥ
connection by devotional service
āśrayaṁ bhadram īkṣataḥ
āśrayam
under the shelter of
bhadram
the all-good
īkṣataḥ
which seeing that.
O King, by this system of remembrance and by being fixed in the habit of seeing the all-good personal conception of the Lord, one can very soon attain devotional service to the Lord, under His direct shelter.

Success of mystic performances is achieved only by the help of the devotional attitude. Pantheism, or the system of feeling the presence of the Almighty everywhere, is a sort of training of the mind to become accustomed to the devotional conception, and it is this devotional attitude of the mystic that makes possible the successful termination of such mystic attempts. One is not, however, elevated to such a successful status without the tinge of mixture in devotional service. The devotional atmosphere created by pantheistic vision develops into devotional service in later days, and that is the only benefit for the impersonalist. It is confirmed in the Bhagavad-gītā (12.5) that the impersonal way of self-realization is more troublesome because it reaches the goal in an indirect way, although the impersonalist also becomes obsessed with the personal feature of the Lord after a long time.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
In that process of dhāraṇā, the yogī who sees the Lord by dhāraṇā quickly completes bhakti-miśra-yoga.
Commentary

In that dhārāṇā, yoga which has qualities of bhakti, bhakti-miśra-yoga -- in which the person has desire for liberation, but not without some bhakti -- is accomplished for the yogī who sees the Lord by dhāraṇā (bhadram āśrayam).

Once the habit of seeing the Lord in everything is formed, direct devotional service quickly follows. The early seeing trains the heart to come under the Lord's direct shelter rather than its own management.
Reflection Questions
  • What would 'seeing the Lord in everything' actually look like in my next ordinary hour?
  • Am I willing to come under direct shelter, or am I still negotiating partial surrender?
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