Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 11 - Chapter 20

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 11 - Chapter 1 - Verse 32-33 Sanskrit: यत् कर्मभिर्यत्तपसा ज्ञानवैराग्यतश्च यत् ।योगेन दानधर्मेण श्रेयोभिरितरैरपि ॥ ३२ ॥सर्वं मद्भ‍‍क्तियोगेन मद्भ‍क्तो लभतेऽञ्जसा ।स्वर्गापवर्गं मद्धाम कथञ्चिद् यदि वाञ्छति ॥ ३३ ॥ ITRANS: yat karmabhir yat tapasājñāna-vairāgyataś ca yatyogena dāna-dharmeṇaśreyobhir itarair api Translation: Everything that can be achieved by fruitive activities, penance, knowledge, detachment, mystic yoga, charity, religious duties and all other means of perfecting life is easily achieved by My devotee through loving service unto Me....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 11 - Chapter 1 - Verse 34 Sanskrit: न किञ्चित् साधवो धीरा भक्ता ह्येकान्तिनो मम ।वाञ्छन्त्यपि मया दत्तं कैवल्यमपुनर्भवम् ॥ ३४ ॥ ITRANS: na kiñcit sādhavo dhīrābhaktā hy ekāntino mamavāñchanty api mayā dattaṁkaivalyam apunar-bhavam Translation: Because My devotees possess saintly behavior and deep intelligence, they completely dedicate themselves to Me and do not desire anything besides Me. Indeed, even if I offer them liberation from birth and death, they do not accept it....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 11 - Chapter 1 - Verse 35 Sanskrit: नैरपेक्ष्यं परं प्राहुर्नि:श्रेयसमनल्पकम् ।तस्मान्निराशिषो भक्तिर्निरपेक्षस्य मे भवेत् ॥ ३५ ॥ ITRANS: nairapekṣyaṁ paraṁ prāhurniḥśreyasam analpakamtasmān nirāśiṣo bhaktirnirapekṣasya me bhavet Translation: 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. Purport: As stated in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (2.3.10): “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....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 11 - Chapter 1 - Verse 36 Sanskrit: न मय्येकान्तभक्तानां गुणदोषोद्भ‍वा गुणा: ।साधूनां समचित्तानां बुद्धे: परमुपेयुषाम् ॥ ३६ ॥ ITRANS: na mayy ekānta-bhaktānāṁguṇa-doṣodbhavā guṇāḥsādhūnāṁ sama-cittānāṁbuddheḥ param upeyuṣām Translation: Material piety and sin, which arise from the good and evil of this world, cannot exist within My unalloyed devotees, who, being free from material hankering, maintain steady spiritual consciousness in all circumstances. Indeed, such devotees have achieved Me, the Supreme Lord, who am beyond anything that can be conceived by material intelligence....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 11 - Chapter 1 - Verse 37 Sanskrit: एवमेतान् मया दिष्टाननुतिष्ठन्ति मे पथ: ।क्षेमं विन्दन्ति मत्स्थानं यद् ब्रह्म परमं विदु: ॥ ३७ ॥ ITRANS: evam etān mayā diṣṭānanutiṣṭhanti me pathaḥkṣemaṁ vindanti mat-sthānaṁyad brahma paramaṁ viduḥ Translation: Persons who seriously follow these methods of achieving Me, which I have personally taught, attain freedom from illusion, and upon reaching My personal abode they perfectly understand the Absolute Truth. Purport: