SB 4.31.12 Srimad-Bhagavatam

XT 12

kiṁ vā yogena sāṅkhyena

nyāsa-svādhyāyayor api

kiṁ vā śreyobhir anyaiś ca

na yatrātma-prado hariḥ

SYNONYMS

kim—what is the use; vā—or; yogena—by mystic yoga practice; sāṅkhyena—by the study ofSāṅkhya philosophy; nyāsa—by accepting sannyāsa; svādhyāyayoḥ—and by study of Vedic literature; api—even; kim—what is the use; vā—or; śreyobhiḥ—by auspicious activities;anyaiḥ—other; ca—and; na—never; yatra—where; ātma-pradaḥ—full satisfaction of self;hariḥ—the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

TRANSLATION

Transcendental practices that do not ultimately help one realize the Supreme Personality of Godhead are useless, be they mystic yoga practices, the analytical study of matter, severe austerity, the acceptance of sannyāsa, or the study of Vedic literature. All these may be very important aspects of spiritual advancement, but unless one understands the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, all these processes are useless.

SB 4.31.12 Srimad-Bhagavatam