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
Debe escucharse, glorificarse y meditarse en las maravillosas obras trascendentales de Hari; en especial, absorberse en la aparición, las līlās, las cualidades y los santos nombres de Bhagavān. Inspirado así, uno debe realizar todas sus actividades diarias como ofrenda al Señor. Sacrificio, caridad, penitencia, japa y toda práctica religiosa han de hacerse sólo para Su complacencia; y cuanto resulte agradable debe ofrecerse de inmediato al Supremo, incluso esposa, hijos, hogar y el aliento vital, a los pies de loto de la Persona Suprema.
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.