Srimad Bhagavatam — Chaturtha Skandha, Shloka 40
Pṛthu Mahārāja’s Homecoming, Sacrificial Assembly, and Instruction on Devotional Kingship
पुमाँल्लभेतानतिवेलमात्मन: प्रसीदतोऽत्यन्तशमं स्वत: स्वयम् । यन्नित्यसम्बन्धनिषेवया तत: परं किमत्रास्ति मुखं हविर्भुजाम् ॥ ४० ॥
pumāḻ labhetānativelam ātmanaḥ prasīdato ’tyanta-śamaṁ svataḥ svayam yan-nitya-sambandha-niṣevayā tataḥ paraṁ kim atrāsti mukhaṁ havir-bhujām
恒常侍奉婆罗门与毗湿奴奉献者，能拂去心垢，得至上安宁、离欲与解脱。在此世间，没有比侍奉婆罗门阶层更高的行持；此亦能令受祭之诸天欢喜。
In Bhagavad-gītā (2.65) it is said, prasāde sarva-duḥkhānāṁ hānir asyopajāyate. Unless one is self-satisfied, he cannot be free from the miserable conditions of material existence. Therefore it is essential to render service to the brāhmaṇas and Vaiṣṇavas to achieve the perfection of self-satisfaction. Śrīla Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura therefore says:
FAQs
This verse says that when the Lord is pleased, a person quickly attains supreme peace (atyanta-śama) naturally, by constant cultivation of one’s eternal relationship with Him.
He contrasts ritual offerings meant for demigods with the higher result of direct devotion to the Lord, implying that bhakti grants the ultimate perfection beyond ritualistic goals.
Live with daily God-centered practice—hearing and chanting His names, serving devotees, and offering your work—so your relationship with the Lord becomes constant rather than occasional.