# Cc. Madhya 24.93 ## Text > ajā-gala-stana-nyāya anya sādhana > ataeva hari bhaje buddhimān jana ## Synonyms *ajā*-*gala*-*stana*-*nyāya*—like the nipples on the neck of a goat; *anya*—other; *sādhana*—execution of spiritual life; *ataeva*—therefore; *hari*—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; *bhaje*—one worships; *buddhimān* *jana*—the intelligent person. ## Translation **"With the exception of devotional service, all the methods of self-realization are like nipples on the neck of a goat. An intelligent person adopts only devotional service, giving up all other processes of self-realization.** ## Purport Without devotional service, other methods for self-realization and spiritual life are useless. Other methods cannot produce good results at any time, and therefore they are compared to the nipples on the neck of a goat. These nipples cannot produce milk, although it may appear that they can. An unintelligent person cannot understand that only devotional service can elevate one to the transcendental position.