# SB 7.9.50 > तत्तेऽर्हत्तम नमः स्तुतिकर्मपूजाः > कर्म स्मृतिश्चरणयोः श्रवणं कथायाम > संसेवया त्वयि विनेति षडङ्गया किं > भक्तिं जनः परमहंसगतौ लभेत ॥५०॥ ## Text > tat te 'rhattama namaḥ stuti-karma-pūjāḥ > karma smṛtiś caraṇayoḥ śravaṇaṁ kathāyām > saṁsevayā tvayi vineti ṣaḍ-aṅgayā kiṁ > bhaktiṁ janaḥ paramahaṁsa-gatau labheta ## Synonyms *tat*—therefore; *te*—unto You; *arhat-tama*—O supreme of all worshipable persons; *namaḥ*—respectful obeisances; *stuti-karma-pūjāḥ*—worshiping Your Lordship by offering prayers and other devotional activities; *karma*—activities being dedicated to You; *smṛtiḥ*—constant remembrance; *caraṇayoḥ*—of Your lotus feet; *śravaṇam*—always hearing; *kathāyām*—in topics (about You); *saṁsevayā*—such devotional service; *tvayi*—unto You; *vinā*—without; *iti*—thus; *ṣaṭ-aṅgayā*—having six different parts; *kim*—how; *bhaktim*—devotional service; *janaḥ*—a person; *paramahaṁsa-gatau*—obtainable by the *paramahaṁsa*; *labheta*—may attain. ## Translation **Therefore, O Supreme Personality of Godhead, the best of all persons to whom prayers are offered, I offer my respectful obeisances unto You because without rendering six kinds of devotional service unto You—offering prayers, dedicating all the results of activities, worshiping You, working on Your behalf, always remembering Your lotus feet and hearing about Your glories—who can achieve that which is meant for the paramahaṁsas?** ## Purport The *Vedas* enjoin: *nāyam ātmā pravacanena labhyo na medhayā na bahunā śrutena.* One cannot understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead simply by studying the *Vedas* and offering prayers. Only by the grace of the Supreme Lord can one understand Him. The process of understanding the Lord, therefore, is *bhakti.* Without *bhakti,* simply following the Vedic injunctions to understand the Absolute Truth will not be helpful at all. The process of *bhakti* is understood by the *paramahaṁsa,* one who has accepted the essence of everything. The results of *bhakti* are reserved for such a *paramahaṁsa,* and this stage cannot be obtained by any Vedic process other than devotional service. Other processes, such as *jñāna* and *yoga,* can be successful only when mixed with *bhakti.* When we speak of *jñāna-yoga, karma-yoga* and *dhyāna-yoga* the word *yoga* indicates *bhakti. Bhakti-yoga,* or *buddhi-yoga,* executed with intelligence and full knowledge, is the only successful method for going back home, back to Godhead. If one wants to be liberated from the pangs of material existence, he should take to devotional service for quick attainment of this goal.