Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 27
Nimi Questions the Yogendras: Māyā, Cosmic Dissolution, Guru-Śaraṇāgati, Bhakti, and Deity Worship
श्रवणं कीर्तनं ध्यानं हरेरद्भुतकर्मण: । जन्मकर्मगुणानां च तदर्थेऽखिलचेष्टितम् ॥ २७ ॥ इष्टं दत्तं तपो जप्तं वृत्तं यच्चात्मन: प्रियम् । दारान् सुतान् गृहान् प्राणान् यत्परस्मै निवेदनम् ॥ २८ ॥
śravaṇaṁ kīrtanaṁ dhyānaṁ harer adbhuta-karmaṇaḥ janma-karma-guṇānāṁ ca tad-arthe ’khila-ceṣṭitam
Man soll die wunderbaren transzendentalen Taten Haris hören, besingen und darüber meditieren; besonders soll man in Sein Erscheinen, Seine Līlās, Seine Eigenschaften und Seine heiligen Namen versunken sein. So inspiriert, soll man alle täglichen Handlungen als Opfergabe dem Herrn darbringen. Opfer, Wohltätigkeit, Buße, Japa und jede religiöse Praxis seien ausschließlich zu Seiner Zufriedenheit; und alles, was einem lieb ist, soll man sogleich dem Höchsten anbieten — sogar Ehefrau, Kinder, Haus und den Lebensatem — zu den Lotosfüßen der Höchsten Persönlichkeit Gottes.
In Bhagavad-gītā (9.27) Lord Kṛṣṇa has ordered:
FAQs
This verse teaches that hearing and chanting about Hari’s wondrous deeds—along with meditation on His birth, activities, and qualities—are central practices of bhakti.
In the Uddhava Gita, Krishna summarizes practical bhakti—how a devotee should engage mind, speech, and life’s activities in remembrance and service of the Lord.
Turn daily work into offering: regularly hear/chant about Krishna, remember His qualities, and align choices—time, habits, goals—so they support devotion rather than ego-centered aims.