'bhakti' vinā kṛṣṇe kabhu nahe 'premodaya'
prema vinā kṛṣṇa-prāpti anya haite naya
prema vinā kṛṣṇa-prāpti anya haite naya
Synonyms
bhakti vinā-without devotional service; kṛṣṇe-unto Kṛṣṇa; kabhu-at any time; nahe-is not; prema-udaya-development of dormant love for Kṛṣṇa; prema vinā-without love of Kṛṣṇa; kṛṣṇa-prāpti-attaining Kṛṣṇa; anya-anything else; haite-from; naya-is not possible.
Translation
"Unless one discharges devotional service, one cannot awaken one's dormant love for Kṛṣṇa, and there is no means to attain Him other than awakening that dormant love.