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What is the nature of this devotion toward the Blessed Lord which, preceded by knowledge and nonattachment, is attained by one who practices the spiritual disciplines of the Lord's devotees? Such being the question, it is said:

302 If you are unable to hold your mind unmoving in Brahman, perform all actions for Me, without expectation of result. One who hears with faith the auspicious tales about Me which purify the worlds, who sings of, and meditates on, My birth and actions, who takes Me as his sole refuge, O Uddhava, gains unswerving devotion toward Me, the Eternal. 11.11.22-24 And likewise: The yoga of devotion has already been explained to you, O sinless one. Since you were so pleased, now again I shall tell you of the best means of cultivating devotion to Me. Careful assistance at My worship, complete prostration before Me, showing great respect for My devotees, seeing Me in all beings, Acting always for My purposes, uttering My glories in all speech, fixing the mind on Me, renunciation of all desires, Abandoning wealth, enjoyment, and pleasure for My sake, offering sacrifice, giving gifts, performing oblations, chanting sacred syllables, keeping vows, and performing austerities for Me-For those surrendering themselves through such practices, O Uddhava, there arises devotion to Me. What other aim can remain for them? 11.19.19-24 And in another place: Therefore one desirous of knowing the highest good should resort to a teacher who is well versed in the Veda, who has realized the supreme Brahman, and who is established in tranquillity. Worshiping the teacher as his very Self, he should learn from him, by sincere imitation, the disciplines of the Lord's devotees, by which he may please Hari, who is the Self and who gives Himself. 286

303 At first there should be non-attachment of the mind toward all things and attachment to the saintly. Then compassion, friendship, or respect toward his fellow creatures as may be proper. Purity; austerity; patience; silence; scriptural study; straightforwardness; celibacy; non-violence; equanimity 287 toward the pairs of opposites; Seeing the Lord as the Self in all things; solitude; homelessness; the wearing of clean tree-bark; contentment with whatever comes; Faith in the scriptures about the Lord without condemnation of others; discipline of mind, speech, and action; truthfulness, calmness, and self-control; Hearing and singing of, and meditation on, the glories of the birth and life of Hari whose deeds are so marvelous; the performance of all activity for His sake; The dedication as offerings to the Supreme of sacrifice, charity, austerity, repetition of sacred syllables, virtuous behavior, and whatever one holds dear such as wife, children, houses, and even life itself; Friendliness to those who regard Krsna as their Lord; service to both the great and the saintly; Recounting with others the purifying tales of the Blessed Lord; sharing together delight, contentment, and the turning away from the body-Thus thinking constantly of Hari, the destroyer of a multitude of sins, and reminding each other of Him, their bodies thrill in the rapture of devotion-generated devotion. 288 Sometimes they weep from anxious thought of Acyuta; sometimes they laugh and rejoice. Sometimes they utter strange [words], dance, sing, and imitate the Unborn One. Having attained the Supreme, fully content, they become silent. Following in this way the spiritual disciplines of the Lord's devotees, one intent on Narayana quickly, by means of the devotion generated by these, crosses beyond Maya, so difficult to overcome. 11.3.21-33

Therefore, by means such as these, which are sanctioned by scripture, one should acquire purity of mind. This is the meaning. 304