Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.47.24

dāna-vrata-tapo-homa

japa-svādhyāya-samyamaih

śreyobhir vividhaiś cānyaih

krishne bhaktir hi sādhyate

SYNONYMS

dāna — by charity; vrata — strict vows; tapah — austerities; homa — fire sacrifices; japa — private chanting of mantras; svādhyāya — study of Vedic texts; samyamaih — and regulative principles; śreyobhih — by auspicious practices; vividhaih — various; ca — also; anyaih — others; krishne — to Lord Krishna; bhaktih — devotional service; hi — indeed; sādhyate — is realized.

TRANSLATION

Devotional service unto Lord Krishna is attained by charity, strict vows, austerities and fire sacrifices, by japa, study of Vedic texts, observance of regulative principles and, indeed, by the performance of many other auspicious practices.

PURPORT

Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī explains the processes described here as follows. Dāna: donations given to Lord Vishnu and His devotees. Vrata: observing vows such as Ekādaśī. Tapas: renunciation of sense gratification for Krishna's sake. Homa: fire sacrifices dedicated to Vishnu. Japa: privately chanting the holy names of the Lord. Svādhyāya: study and recitation of Vedic texts such as the Gopāla-tāpanī Upanishad.

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