Shloka 61
Dhruva’s Humiliation, Sunīti’s Counsel, and Nārada’s Bhakti-Yoga Instruction
विरक्तश्चेन्द्रियरतौ भक्तियोगेन भूयसा । तं निरन्तरभावेन भजेताद्धा विमुक्तये ॥ ६१ ॥
viraktaś cendriya-ratau bhakti-yogena bhūyasā taṁ nirantara-bhāvena bhajetāddhā vimuktaye
If one is truly intent on liberation, one should be detached from sense enjoyment and, through powerful bhakti-yoga, worship the Lord with steady faith and unbroken devotional absorption, for certain freedom.
There are different stages of perfection according to different persons’ objectives. Generally people are karmīs, for they engage in activities of sense gratification. Above the karmīs are the jñānīs, who are trying to become liberated from material entanglement. Yogīs are still more advanced because they meditate on the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. And above all these are the devotees, who simply engage in the transcendental loving service of the Lord; they are situated seriously on the topmost platform of ecstasy.
FAQs
This verse teaches that real detachment (vairāgya) arises powerfully through bhakti-yoga; as devotion increases, attraction to sense pleasure naturally diminishes.
Because steady, uninterrupted absorption in the Lord purifies the heart and leads surely to vimukti—complete liberation—rather than occasional or distracted practice.
Keep the Lord at the center through daily japa, hearing/reading Bhagavatam, offering food, and remembering Him while working—turning routine life into continuous devotional remembrance.