Shloka 33
The Lord in the Heart and the Discipline of Yoga-Bhakti
न ह्यतोऽन्य: शिव: पन्था विशत: संसृताविह । वासुदेवे भगवति भक्तियोगो यतो भवेत् ॥ ३३ ॥
na hy ato ’nyaḥ śivaḥ panthā viśataḥ saṁsṛtāv iha vāsudeve bhagavati bhakti-yogo yato bhavet
สำหรับผู้ที่เร่ร่อนอยู่ในวัฏสงสาร ไม่มีหนทางอันเป็นมงคลยิ่งกว่านี้ คือให้เกิดภักติโยคะต่อพระผู้เป็นเจ้า วาสุเทวะ (พระกฤษณะ)
As will be clarified in the next verse, devotional service, or direct bhakti-yoga, is the only absolute and auspicious means of deliverance from the grip of material existence. There are many indirect methods for deliverance from the clutches of material existence, but none of them is as easy and auspicious as bhakti-yoga. The means of jñāna and yoga and other allied disciplines are not independent in delivering a performer. Such activities help one to reach the stage of bhakti-yoga after many, many years. In the Bhagavad-gītā (12.5) it is said that those who are attached to the impersonal feature of the Absolute are liable to many troubles in the pursuit of their desired goal, and the empiricist philosophers, searching after the Absolute Truth, realize the importance of Vāsudeva realization as all in all after many, many births ( Bg. 7.19 ). As far as yoga systems are concerned, it is also said in the Bhagavad-gītā (6.47) that amongst the mystics who pursue the Absolute Truth, the one who is always engaged in the service of the Lord is the greatest of all. And the last instruction in the Bhagavad-gītā (18.66) advises fully surrendering unto the Lord, leaving aside all other engagements or different processes for self-realization and liberation from material bondage. And the purport of all Vedic literatures is to induce one to accept the transcendental loving service of the Lord by all means.
FAQs
This verse states that the truly auspicious path for one in material existence is bhakti-yoga—devotional service—directed to Bhagavān Vāsudeva.
Because Parīkṣit had limited time before death, Śukadeva taught the essential means for ultimate welfare: awakening devotion to the Supreme Lord, which delivers one from the cycle of birth and death.
Center life on devotion—regular hearing/chanting of the Lord’s names, remembering Him, offering work and food to Him, and cultivating a sincere relationship of service—so the mind steadily turns from anxiety to spiritual purpose.