sa eva bhakti-yogÄkhya
Ätyantika udÄhá¹›taḥ
yenÄtivrajya tri-guṇaá¹
mad-bhÄvÄyopapadyate

 saḥ - that (having the above symptoms); eva - certainly; bhakti-yoga-Äkhyaḥ - called bhakti-yoga; Ätyantikaḥ - the ultimate goal of life; udÄhá¹›taḥ - described as; yena - by which; ativrajya - transcending; tri-guṇam - the three modes of material nature; mat-bhÄvÄya - for direct touch with Me, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and My nature; upapadyate - one becomes qualified.


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“ ‘Bhakti-yoga, as described above, is the ultimate goal of life. By rendering devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one transcends the modes of material nature and attains the spiritual position on the platform of direct devotional service.’

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