# Cc. Madhya 24.109 ## Text > bhakti vinā kevala jñāne 'mukti' nāhi haya > bhakti sādhana kare yei 'prāpta-brahma-laya' ## Synonyms *bhakti*—devotional service; *vinā*—without; *kevala*—only; *jñāne*—by philosophical speculation; *mukti*—liberation; *nāhi* *haya*—there is not; *bhakti*—devotional service; *sādhana*—practice; *kare*—does; *yei*—anyone who; *prāpta*-*brahma*-*laya*—as good as merging into the impersonal Brahman. ## Translation **"One cannot attain liberation simply through philosophical speculation devoid of devotional service. However, if one renders devotional service, he is automatically on the Brahman platform.**