न साधयति मां योगो न साङ्ख्यं धर्म उद्धव । न स्वाध्यायस्तपस्त्यागो यथा भक्तिर्ममोर्जिता ॥ २० ॥
na sādhayati māṁ yogo na sāṅkhyaṁ dharma uddhava na svādhyāyas tapas tyāgo yathā bhaktir mamorjitā
- na
- not
- sādhayati
- brings under control
- mām
- Me
- yogaḥ
- the yoga system
- na
- nor
- sāṅkhyam
- the system of Sāṅkhya philosophy
- dharmaḥ
- pious activities within the varṇāśrama system
- uddhava
- My dear Uddhava
- na
- not
- svādhyāyaḥ
- Vedic study
- tapaḥ
- austerity
- tyāgaḥ
- renunciation
- yathā
- as
- bhaktiḥ
- devotional service
- mama
- unto Me
- ūrjitā
- strongly developed
My dear Uddhava, the unalloyed devotional service rendered to Me by My devotees brings Me under their control. I cannot be thus controlled by those engaged in mystic yoga, Sāṅkhya philosophy, pious work, Vedic study, austerity or renunciation.