# Cc. Madhya 22.17 ## 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.**