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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.24.14

యోగస్య తపసశ్చైవ న్యాసస్య గతయోఽమలాః । మహర్జనస్తపః సత్యం భక్తియోగస్య మద్గతిః ॥ ౧౪ ॥
yogasya tapasaś caiva
[yogasya tapasash chaiva]
nyāsasya gatayo ’malāḥ
[nyaasasya gatayo ’malaah]
mahar janas tapaḥ satyaṁ
[mahar janas tapah satyam]
bhakti-yogasya mad-gatiḥ
[bhakti-yogasya mad-gatih]
yogasya — of mystic yoga tapasaḥ — of great austerity ca — and eva — certainly nyāsasya — of the renounced order of life gatayaḥ — the destinations amalāḥ — spotless mahaḥ — Mahar janaḥ — Janas tapaḥ — Tapas satyam — Satya bhakti-yogasya — of devotional service mat — My gatiḥ — destination.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yogasya tapasaś caiva
yogasya
of mystic yoga
tapasaḥ
of great austerity
ca
and
eva
certainly
nyāsasya gatayo ’malāḥ
nyāsasya
of the renounced order of life
gatayaḥ
the destinations
mahar janas tapaḥ satyaṁ
amalāḥ
spotless
bhakti-yogasya mad-gatiḥ
mahaḥ
Mahar
janaḥ
Janas
tapaḥ
Tapas
satyam
Satya
bhakti-yogasya
of devotional service
mat
My
gatiḥ
destination.
By mystic yoga, great austerities and the renounced order of life, the pure destinations of Maharloka, Janoloka, Tapoloka and Satyaloka are attained. But by devotional yoga, one achieves My transcendental abode.

Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī explains that the word tapasaḥ in this verse refers to austerities performed by brahmacārīs and vānaprasthas. A brahmacārī who practices celibacy perfectly in some particular stage of his life achieves Maharloka, and one who perfectly practices lifelong celibacy achieves Janoloka. By perfect execution of vānaprastha one may achieve Tapoloka, and one in the renounced order of life goes to Satyaloka. These different destinations certainly depend on one’s seriousness in the yoga system. In the Third Canto of the Bhāgavatam, Lord Brahmā explains to the demigods, “The inhabitants of Vaikuṇṭha travel in their airplanes made of lapis lazuli, emeralds and gold. Although crowded by their consorts, who have large hips and beautiful smiling faces, they cannot be stimulated to passion by their mirth and beautiful charms.” ( Bhāg. 3.15.20 ) Thus in the spiritual world, the kingdom of God, the inhabitants have absolutely no desire for personal satisfaction, since they are completely satisfied in love of Godhead. Because they only think of the Lord’s pleasure, there is no possibility of cheating, anxiety, lust, disappointment, and so on. As described in Bhagavad-gītā (18.62) :

tam eva śaraṇaṁ gaccha sarva-bhāvena bhārata tat-prasādāt parāṁ śāntiṁ sthānaṁ prāpsyasi śāśvatam

“O scion of Bharata, surrender unto Him utterly. By His grace you will attain transcendental peace and the supreme and eternal abode.”

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
By mystic yoga, great austerities and the renounced order of life, the pure destinations of Maharloka, Janoloka, Tapoloka and Satyaloka are attained. But by bhakti-yoga, one achieves my abode. By aṣṭāṅga-yoga, austerity, and jṣāna (nyāsasya), one attains the four destinations including Satyaloka. Those who are beyond the guṇas practicing bhakti-yoga, devoid of guṇas, attain Vaikuṇṭha, which is beyond the guṇas.
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