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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.20.35

నైరపేక్ష్యం పరం ప్రాహుర్ని:శ్రేయసమనల్పకమ్ । తస్మాన్నిరాశిషో భక్తిర్నిరపేక్షస్య మే భవేత్ ॥ ౩౫ ॥
nairapekṣyaṁ paraṁ prāhur
[nairapekshyam param praahur]
niḥśreyasam analpakam
[nihshreyasam analpakam]
tasmān nirāśiṣo bhaktir
[tasmaan niraashisho bhaktir]
nirapekṣasya me bhavet
[nirapekshasya me bhavet]
nairapekṣyam — not desiring anything except devotional service param — the best prāhuḥ — it is said niḥśreyasam — highest stage of liberation analpakam — great tasmāt — therefore nirāśiṣaḥ — of one who does not seek personal rewards bhaktiḥ — loving devotional service nirapekṣasya — of one who only sees Me me — unto Me bhavet — may arise.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
nairapekṣyaṁ paraṁ prāhur
nairapekṣyam
not desiring anything except devotional service
param
the best
prāhuḥ
it is said
niḥśreyasam analpakam
niḥśreyasam
highest stage of liberation
analpakam
great
tasmān nirāśiṣo bhaktir
tasmāt
therefore
nirāśiṣaḥ
of one who does not seek personal rewards
bhaktiḥ
loving devotional service
nirapekṣasya me bhavet
nirapekṣasya
of one who only sees Me
me
unto Me
bhavet
may arise.
It is said that complete detachment is the highest stage of freedom. Therefore, one who has no personal desire and does not pursue personal rewards can achieve loving devotional service unto Me.

As stated in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (2.3.10) :

akāmaḥ sarva-kāmo vā mokṣa-kāma udāra-dhīḥ tīvreṇa bhakti-yogena yajeta puruṣaṁ param

“A person who has broader intelligence, whether he be full of all material desire, without any material desire or desiring liberation, must by all means worship the supreme whole, the Personality of Godhead.” In this statement by Śukadeva Gosvāmī, the words tīvreṇa bhakti-yogena are very significant. Śrīla Prabhupāda remarks in this regard, “As the unmixed sun ray is very forceful and is therefore called tīvra, similarly, unmixed bhakti-yoga of hearing, chanting, etc., may be performed by one and all regardless of inner motive.” Undoubtedly, in this Age of Kali people are generally very fallen and polluted by material lust, greed, anger, lamentation and so forth. In this age most people are sarva-kāma, or full of material desires. Still we must understand that simply by taking shelter of Lord Kṛṣṇa we will achieve everything in life. The living entity should not engage in any process except the loving service of the Lord. One must accept that Lord Kṛṣṇa is the reservoir of all pleasure and that only Lord Kṛṣṇa within our heart can fulfill our real desire. This simple faith that one will achieve everything by approaching Lord Kṛṣṇa is the essence of all knowledge and carries even a fallen person over the painful hurdles of this difficult age.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
It is said that the process which is without dependence on other processes or results is the best process. Therefore a person who does not desire any rewards and does not depend on other processes develops bhakti for me. That which is without dependence on other sādhanas or other results is superior in type (param) and gives more quantity of auspiciousness than other processes (analpakam niḥśreyasam). The person who has no other desires except me (nirāśiṣaḥ) and does not depend on other processes such as jṣāna and vairāgya (nirapekṣasya) develops bhakti for me.
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