Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 28
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
One should hear, chant, and meditate upon the Lord Hari’s wondrous transcendental deeds. Becoming especially absorbed in the Supreme Personality of Godhead’s appearance, pastimes, qualities, and holy names, one should perform all daily activities in a spirit of offering to Him. Sacrifice, charity, austerity, and japa should be done solely for the Lord’s satisfaction, and one should recite only those mantras that glorify Bhagavān. Whatever one finds pleasing and enjoyable should be immediately offered to the Supreme—indeed, even one’s wife, children, home, and very life-breath should be surrendered at the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
In Bhagavad-gītā (9.27) Lord Kṛṣṇa has ordered:
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This verse presents hearing, chanting, and meditating on Hari—especially His divine deeds, qualities, and pastimes—as core practices of bhakti, and urges that all actions be offered for His purpose.
Because remembrance becomes steady and affectionate when centered on the Lord’s extraordinary līlās, qualities, and divine activities—making devotion natural and absorbing.
Daily hear authentic Bhagavatam teachings, chant the Lord’s names and glories, and intentionally align work, study, and family duties as offerings meant to please the Lord.