# Cc. Madhya 22.17 > কৃষ্ণভক্তি হয় অভিধেয়-প্রধান । > ভক্তিমুখ-নিরীক্ষক কর্ম-যোগ-জ্ঞান ॥১৭॥ ## Text > kṛṣṇa-bhakti haya abhidheya-pradhāna > bhakti-mukha-nirīkṣaka karma-yoga-jñāna ## Synonyms *kṛṣṇa-bhakti*—devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa; *haya*—is; *abhidheya-pradhāna*—the chief function of the living entity; *bhakti-mukha*—of the face of devotional service; *nirīkṣaka*—observers; *karma-yoga-jñāna*—fruitive activities, mystic yoga and speculative knowledge. ## Translation **"Devotional service to Kṛṣṇa is the chief function of the living entity. There are different methods for the liberation of the conditioned soul-karma, jñāna, yoga and bhakti—but all are dependent on bhakti.**