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
Hendaklah seseorang mendengar, memuliakan (kīrtana) dan bermeditasi tentang perbuatan transendental Hari yang menakjubkan; khususnya tenggelam dalam kemunculan, lila, sifat dan nama suci Bhagavan. Dengan ilham itu, lakukan semua kegiatan harian sebagai persembahan kepada Tuhan. Laksanakan yajña, sedekah, tapa, japa dan segala amalan agama hanya demi keredaan-Nya; dan apa pun yang disukai, persembahkan segera—bahkan isteri, anak, rumah dan nafas hidup—di kaki teratai Pribadi Tertinggi.
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.