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
应聆听、颂扬并禅念哈利那奇妙的超越行持；尤其应沉浸于至上人格神的降临、圣行、德性与圣名。由此受启发，应将一切日常作为奉献于主。祭祀、布施、苦行、持咒及诸般宗教行持，皆唯为取悦主；凡所喜爱之物当即奉献于至上主，乃至妻子、子女、家宅与生命之气，也应奉于至上人格神的莲足。
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.