योऽसौ भगवति सर्वभूतात्मन्यनात्म्येऽनिरुक्तेऽनिलयने परमात्मनि वासुदेवेऽनन्यनिमित्तभक्तियोगलक्षणो नानागतिनिमित्ताविद्याग्रन्थिरन्धनद्वारेण यदा हि महापुरुषपुरुषप्रसङ्ग: ॥ २० ॥
yo ’sau bhagavati sarva-bhutatmany anatmye ’nirukte ’nilayane paramatmani vasudeve ’nanya-nimitta-bhakti-yoga-laksano nana-gati-nimittavidya-granthi-randhana-dvarena yada hi maha-purusa-purusa-prasangah.
- yah
- anyone who
- asau
- that
- bhagavati
- unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- sarva-bhuta-atmani
- the Supersoul of all living entities
- anatmye
- having no attachment
- anirukte
- who is beyond the mind and speech
- anilayane
- not dependent on anything else
- parama-atmani
- unto the Supreme Soul
- vasudeve
- Lord Vasudeva, the son of Vasudeva
- ananya
- without any other
- nimitta
- cause
- bhakti-yoga-laksanah
- having symptoms of pure devotional service
- nana-gati
- of varied destinations
- nimitta
- the cause
- avidya-granthi
- the bondage of ignorance
- randhana
- of cutting
- dvarena
- by means
- yada
- when
- hi
- indeed
- maha-purusa
- of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- purusa
- with the devotee
- prasangah
- an intimate relationship
After many, many births, when the results of one’s pious activities mature, one gets an opportunity to associate with pure devotees. Then one is able to cut the knot of bondage to ignorance, which bound him because of varied fruitive activities. As a result of associating with devotees, one gradually renders service to Lord Vasudeva, who is transcendental, free from attachment to the material world, beyond the mind and words, and independent of everything else. That bhakti-yoga, devotional service to Lord Vasudeva, is the real path of liberation.