# Cc. Madhya 21.119 > কর্ম, তপ, যোগ, জ্ঞান, বিধি-ভক্তি, জপ, ধ্যান, > ইহা হৈতে মাধুর্য দুর্লভ । > কেবল যে রাগমার্গে, ভজে কৃষ্ণে অনুরাগে, > তারে কৃষ্ণমাধুর্য সুলভ ॥১১৯॥ ## Text > karma, tapa, yoga, jñāna, vidhi-bhakti, japa, dhyāna, > ihā haite mādhurya durlabha > kevala ye rāga-mārge, bhaje kṛṣṇe anurāge, > tāre kṛṣṇa-mādhurya sulabha ## Synonyms *karma*—fruitive activities; *tapa*—austerities; *yoga*—the practice of mystic *yoga*; *jñāna*—speculative cultivation of knowledge; *vidhi-bhakti*—regulative principles in devotional service; *japa*—chanting; *dhyāna*—meditation; *ihā haite*—from these things; *mādhurya*—the sweetness of Kṛṣṇa; *durlabha*—very difficult to perceive; *kevala*—only; *ye*—one; *rāga-mārge*—by the path of spontaneous ecstatic love; *bhaje*—worships; *kṛṣṇe*—Lord Kṛṣṇa; *anurāge*—with transcendental feeling; *tāre*—unto him; *kṛṣṇa-mādhurya*—the sweetness of Kṛṣṇa's; *sulabha*—very easily appreciated. ## Translation **"The transcendental mellows generated from the dealings between the gopīs and Kṛṣṇa cannot be tasted by fruitive activity, yogic austerities, speculative knowledge, regulative devotional service, mantra-yoga or meditation. This sweetness can be tasted only through the spontaneous love of liberated persons who chant the holy names with great ecstatic love.**