Krsna Bhakti Vina Kabhu
Sreyo Nirnaya Song 1
kṛṣṇa-bhakti
vinā kabhu nāhi phalodoy miche
sab dharmādharma jīver upādhimoy
There is no profit in a life devoid of devotional service to Krsna. Therefore all the so-called religiosity and irreligiosity of a living being who is bewildered by false worldly designations is simply useless.
yoga-yāga-tapo-dhyān,
sannyāsādi brahma-jñān, nānā-kāṇḍa-rūpe
jīver bandhana-kāraṇa hoy
Mysticism, performance of Vedic sacrifices, severe austerities, meditation, renunciation of the world, and cultivating knowledge of the impersonal Brahman-although appearing in the forms of various spiritual paths-are all causes of the soul's further bondage to this world.
vinoder
vākya dharo, nānā kānḍa tyāg koro, nirupādhi
kṛṣṇa-preme hṛdoye deho āśroy
Please heed this advice of Bhaktivinoda: Give up all these various paths, and just keep pure love of Krsna sheltered within your heart, for this alone is transcendental to all mundane designations.
Translation
There is no profit in a life devoid of devotional service to Krsna. Therefore all the so-called religiosity and irreligiosity of a living being who is bewildered by false worldly designations is simply useless.
Mysticism, performance of Vedic sacrifices, severe austerities, meditation, renunciation of the world, and cultivating knowledge of the impersonal Brahman-although appearing in the forms of various spiritual paths-are all causes of the soul's further bondage to this world.
Please heed this advice of Bhaktivinoda: Give up all these various paths, and just keep pure love of Krsna sheltered within your heart, for this alone is transcendental to all mundane designations.