नात: परं कर्मनिबन्धकृन्तनं मुमुक्षतां तीर्थपदानुकीर्तनात् । न यत्पुन: कर्मसु सज्जते मनो रजस्तमोभ्यां कलिलं ततोऽन्यथा ॥ ४६ ॥
natah param karma-nibandha-krntanam mumuksatam tirtha-padanukirtanat na yat punah karmasu sajjate mano rajas-tamobhyam kalilam tato ’nyatha
- na
- not
- atah
- therefore
- param
- better means
- karma-nibandha
- the obligation to suffer or undergo tribulations as a result of fruitive activities
- krntanam
- that which can completely cut off
- mumuksatam
- of persons desiring to get out of the clutches of material bondage
- tirtha-pada
- about the Supreme Personality of Godhead, at whose feet all the holy places stand
- anukirtanat
- than constantly chanting under the direction of the bona fide spiritual master
- na
- not
- yat
- because
- punah
- again
- karmasu
- in fruitive activities
- sajjate
- becomes attached
- manah
- the mind
- rajah-tamobhyam
- by the modes of passion and ignorance
- kalilam
- contaminated
- tatah
- thereafter
- anyatha
- by any other means
Therefore one who desires freedom from material bondage should adopt the process of chanting and glorifying the name, fame, form and pastimes of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, at whose feet all the holy places stand. One cannot derive the proper benefit from other methods, such as pious atonement, speculative knowledge and meditation in mystic yoga, because even after following such methods one takes to fruitive activities again, unable to control his mind, which is contaminated by the base qualities of nature, namely passion and ignorance.