प्रायेण भक्तियोगेन सत्सङ्गेन विनोद्धव । नोपायो विद्यते सम्यक् प्रायणं हि सतामहम् ॥ ४८ ॥
prāyeṇa bhakti-yogena sat-saṅgena vinoddhava nopāyo vidyate samyak prāyaṇaṁ hi satām aham
- prāyeṇa
- for all practical purposes
- bhakti-yogena
- devotional service unto Me
- sat-saṅgena
- which is made possible by association with My devotees
- vinā
- without
- uddhava
- O Uddhava
- na
- not
- upāyaḥ
- any means
- vidyate
- there is
- samyak
- that actually works
- prāyaṇam
- the true path of life or actual shelter
- hi
- because
- satām
- of liberated souls
- aham
- I
My dear Uddhava, I am personally the ultimate shelter and way of life for saintly liberated persons, and thus if one does not engage in My loving devotional service, which is made possible by associating with My devotees, then for all practical purposes, one possesses no effective means for escaping from material existence.