CC Madhya 24.93
Bengali
অজাগলস্তন-ন্যায় অন্য সাধন ।
অতএব হরি ভজে বুদ্ধিমান্ জন ॥ ৯৩ ॥
অতএব হরি ভজে বুদ্ধিমান্ জন ॥ ৯৩ ॥
Verse text
ajā-gala-stana-nyāya anya sādhana
ataeva hari bhaje buddhimān jana
ataeva hari bhaje buddhimān jana
Synonyms
Translation
“With the exception of devotional service, all the methods of self-realization are like the nipples on the neck of a goat. Therefore an intelligent person adopts only devotional service, giving up all other processes of self-realization.
Purport
Without devotional service, other methods for self-realization and spiritual life are useless. Other methods cannot produce good results at any time, and therefore they are compared to the nipples on the neck of a goat. These nipples cannot produce milk, although it may appear that they can. An unintelligent person cannot understand that only devotional service can elevate one to the transcendental position.