Srimad Bhagavatam — Tritiya Skandha, Shloka 35
Bhakti Yoga: The Three Modes of Devotion, Non-Envy, and Time as the Lord
भक्तियोगश्च योगश्च मया मानव्युदीरित: । ययोरेकतरेणैव पुरुष: पुरुषं व्रजेत् ॥ ३५ ॥
bhakti-yogaś ca yogaś ca mayā mānavy udīritaḥ yayor ekatareṇaiva puruṣaḥ puruṣaṁ vrajet
Hỡi mẹ yêu dấu, con gái của Manu, Ta đã giảng về bhakti-yoga và yoga; chỉ cần một trong hai con đường ấy, con người có thể đạt đến cõi của Đấng Purusha Tối Thượng—đặc biệt nhờ phụng sự bhakti.
Herein the Supreme Personality of Godhead Kapiladeva perfectly explains that the mystic yoga system, consisting of eight different kinds of yoga activities, has to be performed with the aim of coming to the perfectional stage of bhakti-yoga. It is not acceptable for one to be satisfied simply by practicing the sitting postures and thinking himself complete. By meditation one must attain the stage of devotional service. As previously described, a yogī is advised to meditate on the form of Lord Viṣṇu from point to point, from the ankles to the legs to the knees to the thighs to the chest to the neck, and in this way gradually up to the face and then to the ornaments. There is no question of impersonal meditation.
FAQs
In this verse, Lord Kapila states that he has taught both bhakti-yoga and yoga, and that by following either path one can attain the Supreme Person.
Kapila is instructing his mother Devahuti on spiritual realization, summarizing that both devotion (bhakti-yoga) and disciplined yoga can lead one to the Lord.
Choose a steady practice—either daily devotion (hearing, chanting, worship, remembrance) or sincere meditation and self-discipline—and make it consistent, aiming your life toward realizing and serving the Supreme Person.