नालं द्विजत्वं देवत्वमृषित्वं वासुरात्मजा: । प्रीणनाय मुकुन्दस्य न वृत्तं न बहुज्ञता ॥ ५१ ॥ न दानं न तपो नेज्या न शौचं न व्रतानि च । प्रीयतेऽमलया भक्त्या हरिरन्यद् विडम्बनम् ॥ ५२ ॥
nalam dvijatvam devatvam rsitvam vasuratmajah prinanaya mukundasya na vrttam na bahu-jnata na danam na tapo nejya na saucam na vratani ca priyate ’malaya bhaktya harir anyad vidambanam
- na
- not
- alam
- sufficient
- dvijatvam
- being a perfect, highly qualified brahmana
- devatvam
- being a demigod
- rsitvam
- being a saintly person
- va
- or
- asura-atma-jah
- O descendants of asuras
- prinanaya
- for pleasing
- mukundasya
- of Mukunda, the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- na vrttam
- not good conduct
- na
- not
- bahu-jnata
- vast learning
- na
- neither
- danam
- charity
- na tapah
- no austerity
- na
- nor
- ijya
- worship
- na
- nor
- saucam
- cleanliness
- na vratani
- nor execution of great vows
- ca
- also
- priyate
- is satisfied
- amalaya
- by spotless
- bhaktya
- devotional service
- harih
- the Supreme Lord
- anyat
- other things
- vidambanam
- only show
My dear friends, O sons of the demons, you cannot please the Supreme Personality of Godhead by becoming perfect brahmanas, demigods or great saints or by becoming perfectly good in etiquette or vast learning. None of these qualifications can awaken the pleasure of the Lord. Nor by charity, austerity, sacrifice, cleanliness or vows can one satisfy the Lord. The Lord is pleased only if one has unflinching, unalloyed devotion to Him. Without sincere devotional service, everything is simply a show.