Sarva-dharman parityajya
aham tvam sarva-papebhyo, moksayisyami ma sucah.
(Bhagavad Gita 18.66)
Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you from all sinful reactions. Do not fear.
Srila Krishnadasa Kaviraja mentions that devotional service to Lord Krishna is the actual conclusion of the Vedic scriptures. Although different sections of the Vedic literature teach different paths, staunch devotees of Lord Krishna reject other processes, such as philosophical speculation, yogic gymnastics, and unnecessary austerities and rituals, for these are meant only to raise people gradually to devotional service. Krishna says at the end of His teachings in Bhagavad-gita, "Give up all other varieties of religion and just surrender to Me." Devotees, therefore, are the topmost transcendentalists and so need not engage in any other process than devotional service. If one takes to another process but doesn't recognize that love of the Supreme Person is the supreme goal, he cannot be accepted as a genuine transcendentalist, and his practice of yoga or meditation is a waste of time.
Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you from all sinful reactions. Do not fear.
Srila Krishnadasa Kaviraja mentions that devotional service to Lord Krishna is the actual conclusion of the Vedic scriptures. Although different sections of the Vedic literature teach different paths, staunch devotees of Lord Krishna reject other processes, such as philosophical speculation, yogic gymnastics, and unnecessary austerities and rituals, for these are meant only to raise people gradually to devotional service. Krishna says at the end of His teachings in Bhagavad-gita, "Give up all other varieties of religion and just surrender to Me." Devotees, therefore, are the topmost transcendentalists and so need not engage in any other process than devotional service. If one takes to another process but doesn't recognize that love of the Supreme Person is the supreme goal, he cannot be accepted as a genuine transcendentalist, and his practice of yoga or meditation is a waste of time.
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