Charanadasa Charitam. Vol III Book VII Chp 20 Shlokas 1 - 5
श्रीसद्गुरुरुवाच
केचिदष्टाङ्गयोगेन वशीकृत्य स्वयं मनः |
ध्यायन्ति परमं ब्रह्म सर्वव्यापकमक्षरम् ||
रसरूपेण कृष्णेन सरसं हि वशीकृतः |
विस्मृत्य लोकं वेदञ्च तन्मयः सन्ति केचन ||
अपारकरुणासिन्धोः कारुण्यं हि परम् बलम् |
विस्मृत्य करुणां तस्य किं फलं साधनैः कृतैः ||
नानासाधनविश्रान्तः शान्तिलेशविवर्जितः |
कृष्णमेव भजन्नन्ते परमां सिद्धिमाप्नुयात् ||
तस्मात्सन्त्यज्य सर्वाणि साधनानि निराकुलः |
दृढविक्ष्वाससम्युक्तो गोचिन्दं शरणं व्रजेत् ||
Shri Sadguru said
Some persons acquire control over their minds with the practice of eight fold yoga and then meditate upon the Supreme Being that is omnipresent and eternal. Some others are very pleasantly entrapped by Shri Krishna, the quintessence of divinity. They attain a self oblivious state standing beyond the precepts of the Vedic and earthly code of conduct. One’s real strength lies in gaining the mercy of Shri Krishna who is the boundless ocean of compassion. What is the use of all other activities forgetting this? One who engaged in adopting all other means of attaining salvation fails to find peace in them. Finally he takes recourse to Krishna bhajan and is amply rewarded. Hence we should give up all other practices ‘Sadhanas’. Unperturbed and with firm belief we should take shelter in Shri Govinda.
