यस्यास्ति भक्तिर्भगवत्यकिञ्चना सर्वैर्गुणैस्तत्र समासते सुरा: । हरावभक्तस्य कुतो महद्गुणा मनोरथेनासति धावतो बहि: ॥ १२ ॥
yasyasti bhaktir bhagavaty akincana sarvair gunais tatra samasate surah harav abhaktasya kuto mahad-guna manorathenasati dhavato bahih
- yasya
- of whom
- asti
- there is
- bhaktih
- devotional service
- bhagavati
- to the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- akincana
- without any motive
- sarvaih
- with all
- gunaih
- good qualities
- tatra
- there (in that person)
- samasate
- reside
- surah
- all the demigods
- harau
- unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- abhaktasya
- of a person who is not devoted
- kutah
- where
- mahat-gunah
- good qualities
- manorathena
- by mental speculation
- asati
- in the temporary material world
- dhavatah
- who is running
- bahih
- outside
All the demigods and their exalted qualities, such as religion, knowledge and renunciation, become manifest in the body of one who has developed unalloyed devotion for the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vasudeva. On the other hand, a person devoid of devotional service and engaged in material activities has no good qualities. Even if he is adept at the practice of mystic yoga or the honest endeavor of maintaining his family and relatives, he must be driven by his own mental speculations and must engage in the service of the Lord’s external energy. How can there be any good qualities in such a man?