Shloka 29
Nārada’s Protection of Kayādhu and Prahlāda’s Womb-Instructions: Ātma-tattva and the Path of Bhakti
तत्रोपायसहस्राणामयं भगवतोदित: । यदीश्वरे भगवति यथा यैरञ्जसा रति: ॥ २९ ॥
tatropāya-sahasrāṇām ayaṁ bhagavatoditaḥ yad īśvare bhagavati yathā yair añjasā ratiḥ
ໃນບັນດາວິທີຫຼາຍພັນ ວິທີທີ່ພຣະພະຄະວານຕັດສອນແລະຮັບຮອງເອງນັ້ນສົມບູນທີ່ສຸດ; ຄືການປະຕິບັດໜ້າທີ່ທີ່ເຮັດໃຫ້ເກີດຄວາມຮັກພັກດີຕໍ່ພຣະຜູ້ເປັນເຈົ້າສູງສຸດ
Among the linking processes that elevate one from bondage to material contamination, the one recommended by the Supreme Personality of Godhead should be accepted as the best. That process is clearly explained in Bhagavad-gītā, where the Lord says, sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja: “Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me.” This process is the best because the Lord assures, ahaṁ tvāṁ sarva-pāpebhyo mokṣayiṣyāmi mā śucaḥ: “I shall deliver you from all sinful reaction. Do not fear.” There is no need to be worried, for the Lord Himself assures that He will care for His devotee and save him from the reactions of sinful activities. Material bondage is a result of sinful activity. Therefore, since the Lord assures that He will dissipate the results of fruitive material activities, there is no need to be worried. This process of understanding one’s position as a spirit soul and then engaging oneself in devotional service is therefore the best. The entire Vedic program is based on this principle, and one can understand it as recommended in the Vedas:
FAQs
This verse states that among thousands of methods, the Lord’s recommended approach is the one that awakens direct and swift loving attraction (rati) for Bhagavān.
Prahlāda taught the sons of demons that real success is not in many competing techniques, but in choosing the path that directly produces devotion to the Supreme Lord.
Prioritize practices that genuinely increase your love and remembrance of God—such as sincere hearing, chanting, and service—rather than accumulating many unrelated spiritual techniques.