tad eva sÄdhyatÄá¹ tad eva sÄdhyatÄm
tat - that; eva - only; sÄdhyatÄm - should be strived for; tat - that; eva - only; sÄdhyatÄm - should be strived for.
Strive, strive only for the association of pure devotees.
NÄradadeva blesses the hearers of the NÄrada-bhakti-sÅ«tra with his advice, repeated twice here for emphasis—strive, strive for attaining the lotus feet of guru and Kṛṣṇa via the association of pure devotees. When the Lord and His devotees see our sincere efforts, they will give us all required assistance.
The best expression of single-minded devotion to Kṛṣṇa was given by ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu. Let us strive to follow in His footsteps, always asking for direction from His well-wishing followers and always praying as He showed us in His Åšiká¹£Äá¹£á¹aka (4):
na dhanaá¹ na janaá¹ na sundarÄ«á¹
kavitÄá¹ vÄ jagad-Ä«Å›a kÄmaye
mama janmani janmanīśvare
bhavatÄd bhaktir ahaitukÄ« tvayi
[Cc. Antya 20.29, Åšiká¹£Äá¹£á¹aka 4]
"O almighty Lord, I have no desire to accumulate wealth, nor do I desire beautiful women, nor do I want any number of followers. I only want Your causeless devotional service, birth after birth."
