Srimad Bhagavatam — Chaturtha Skandha, Shloka 22
Pṛthu Mahārāja Meets the Four Kumāras: Bhakti as the Boat Across Saṁsāra
सा श्रद्धया भगवद्धर्मचर्यया जिज्ञासयाध्यात्मिकयोगनिष्ठया । योगेश्वरोपासनया च नित्यं पुण्यश्रव:कथया पुण्यया च ॥ २२ ॥
sā śraddhayā bhagavad-dharma-caryayā jijñāsayādhyātmika-yoga-niṣṭhayā yogeśvaropāsanayā ca nityaṁ puṇya-śravaḥ-kathayā puṇyayā ca
Keterikatan itu bertambah melalui śraddhā, amalan bhagavad-dharma, rasa ingin tahu rohani tentang Tuhan, keteguhan dalam bhakti-yoga, pemujaan harian kepada Yogeśvara, serta mendengar dan melagukan kisah-kisah suci tentang kemuliaan-Nya yang sendiri membawa pahala.
The word yogeśvara is applicable to both the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, and His devotees also. In Bhagavad-gītā this word occurs in two places. In the Eighteenth Chapter (18.78), Kṛṣṇa is described as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, who is the master of all mystic power ( yatra yogeśvaraḥ kṛṣṇaḥ ). Yogeśvara is also described at the end of the Sixth Chapter (6.47): sa me yuktatamo mataḥ. This yuktatama indicates the topmost of all yogīs — the devotees, who can also be called yogeśvara. In this verse, yogeśvara-upāsanā means to render service to a pure devotee. Thus Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura says, chāḍiyā vaiṣṇava-sevā nistāra pāyeche kebā: without serving a pure devotee, one cannot advance in spiritual life. Prahlāda Mahārāja also has said:
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This verse lists core means: faith, practicing bhagavata-dharma, sincere inquiry, steadiness in spiritual yoga, constant worship of the Supreme Lord, and purifying hearing/recitation of the Lord’s sacred narrations.
In Canto 4 Chapter 22, Pṛthu Mahārāja instructs his citizens on the path to the highest welfare, emphasizing devotional dharma supported by steady practice and regular śravaṇa-kīrtana of the Lord’s glories.
Set a daily routine of listening to or reading Śrīmad Bhāgavatam, discuss a verse with others, and let the teachings guide choices—making worship and inquiry consistent rather than occasional.