Meaning in this text
Devotional love and surrender to God — the central teaching of the Srimad Bhagavatam. The text presents bhakti as the highest path to liberation, superior to both jnana (knowledge) and karma (ritual action). Pure bhakti is characterized by love offered without expectation of reward.
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