na sādhayati māṁ yogo
na sāṅkhyaṁ dharma uddhava
na svādhyāyas tapas tyāgo
yathā bhaktir mamorjitā
na sāṅkhyaṁ dharma uddhava
na svādhyāyas tapas tyāgo
yathā bhaktir mamorjitā
Synonyms
na-never; sādhayati-causes to remain satisfied; mām-Me; yogaḥ-the process of control; na-nor; sāṅkhyam-the process of gaining philosophical knowledge about the Absolute Truth; dharmaḥ-such an occupation; uddhava-My dear Uddhava; na-nor; svādhyāyaḥ-study of the Vedas; tapaḥ-austerities; tyāgaḥ-renunciation, acceptance of sannyāsa, or charity; yathā-as much as; bhaktiḥ-devotional service; mama-unto Me; ūrjitā-developed.
Translation
[The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, said:] " 'My dear Uddhava, neither through aṣṭāṅga-yoga [the mystic yoga system to control the senses], nor through impersonal monism or an analytical study of the Absolute Truth, nor through study of the *Vedas*, nor through austerities, charity or acceptance of sannyāsa can one satisfy Me as much as by developing unalloyed devotional service unto Me.'
Purport
This verse is from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (11.14.20).