Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 35
Karma, Jñāna, and Bhakti: Vedic Dharma, Piety and Sin, and the Boat of Human Life
नैरपेक्ष्यं परं प्राहुर्नि:श्रेयसमनल्पकम् । तस्मान्निराशिषो भक्तिर्निरपेक्षस्य मे भवेत् ॥ ३५ ॥
nairapekṣyaṁ paraṁ prāhur niḥśreyasam analpakam tasmān nirāśiṣo bhaktir nirapekṣasya me bhavet
On dit que le détachement total est le sommet de la délivrance suprême. Ainsi, que celui qui est sans désir et sans attente de récompense ait une bhakti aimante envers Moi.
As stated in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (2.3.10) :
FAQs
This verse teaches that the highest welfare comes from being free of material expectations, and therefore one should worship Krishna with bhakti that seeks no reward—devotion offered simply for His pleasure.
Krishna was instructing Uddhava on the pure path that leads to ultimate good: renunciation of dependence on outcomes and cultivating bhakti to the self-sufficient Lord, free from selfish motives.
Offer your duties and prayers to Krishna without bargaining for results, reduce attachment to recognition and gain, and make devotion (hearing, chanting, service) the goal rather than a tool for material success.