Brahma-saṃhitā 5.57
Sourceअथोवाच महा-विष्णुर् भगवन्तं प्रजापतिम् ब्रह्मन् महत्त्व-विज्ञाने प्रजा-सर्गे च चेन् मतिः पञ्च-श्लोकीम् इमां विद्यां वत्स दत्तां निबोध मे
athovāca mahā-viṣṇur bhagavantaṁ prajāpatim brahman mahattva-vijñāne prajā-sarge ca cen matiḥ pañca-ślokīm imāṁ vidyāṁ vatsa dattāṁ nibodha me
English translation
On hearing these hymns containing the essence of the truth, the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa said to Brahmā, "Brahmā, if you experience the inclination to create offspring by being endowed with the real knowledge of the glory of Godhead, listen, My beloved, from Me to this science set forth in the following five ślokas.
Brahma-saṃhitā 5.58
Sourceप्रबुद्धे ज्ञान-भक्तिभ्याम् आत्मन्य् आनन्द-चिन्-मयी उदेत्य् अनुत्तमा भक्तिर् भगवत्-प्रेम-लक्षणा
prabuddhe jñāna-bhaktibhyām ātmany ānanda-cin-mayī udety anuttamā bhaktir bhagavat-prema-lakṣaṇā
English translation
When the pure spiritual experience is excited by means of cognition and service [bhakti], superexcellent unalloyed devotion characterized by love for Godhead is awakened towards Kṛṣṇa, the beloved of all souls.
Brahma-saṃhitā 5.59
Sourceप्रमाणैस् तत्-सद्-आचारैस् तद्-अभ्यासैर् निरन्तरम् बोधयन् आत्मनात्मानं भक्तिम् अप्य् उत्तमां लभेत्
pramāṇais tat-sad-ācārais tad-abhyāsair nirantaram bodhayan ātmanātmānaṁ bhaktim apy uttamāṁ labhet
English translation
The highest devotion is attained by slow degrees by the method of constant endeavor for self-realization with the help of scriptural evidence, theistic conduct and perseverance in practice.
Brahma-saṃhitā 5.60
Sourceयस्याः श्रेयस्-करं नास्ति यया निर्वृतिम् आप्नुयात् या साधयति माम् एव भक्तिं ताम् एव साधयेत्
yasyāḥ śreyas-karaṁ nāsti yayā nirvṛtim āpnuyāt yā sādhayati mām eva bhaktiṁ tām eva sādhayet
English translation
These preliminary practices of devotion [sādhana-bhakti] are conducive to the realization of loving devotion. [Loving devotion]—than whom there is no superior well-being, who goes hand in hand with the attainment of the exclusive state of supreme bliss and who can lead to Myself.
Brahma-saṃhitā 5.61
Sourceधर्मान् अन्यान् परित्यज्य माम् एकं भज विश्वसन् यादृशी यादृशी श्रद्धा सिद्धिर् भवति तादृशी कुर्वन् निरन्तरं कर्म लोको ऽयम् अनुवर्तते तेनैव कर्मणा ध्यायन् मां परां भक्तिम् इच्छति
dharmān anyān parityajya mām ekaṁ bhaja viśvasan yādṛśī yādṛśī śraddhā siddhir bhavati tādṛśī kurvan nirantaraṁ karma loko 'yam anuvartate tenaiva karmaṇā dhyāyan māṁ parāṁ bhaktim icchati
English translation
Abandoning all meritorious performances serve Me with faith. The realization will correspond to the nature of one's faith. The people of the world act ceaselessly in pursuance of some ideal. By meditating on Me by means of those deeds one will obtain devotion characterized by love in the shape of the supreme service.
Brahma-saṃhitā 5.62
Sourceअहं हि विश्वस्य चराचरस्य बीजं प्रधानं प्रकृतिः पुमांश् च मयाहितं तेज इदं बिभर्षि विधे विधेहि त्वम् अथो जगन्ति
ahaṁ hi viśvasya carācarasya bījaṁ pradhānaṁ prakṛtiḥ pumāṁś ca mayāhitaṁ teja idaṁ bibharṣi vidhe vidhehi tvam atho jaganti
English translation
"Listen, O Vidhi, I am the seed, i.e., the fundamental principle, of this world of animate and inanimate objects. I am pradhāna [the substance of matter], I am prakṛti [material cause] and I am puruṣa [efficient cause]. This fiery energy that belongs specially to the Brahman, that inheres in you, has also been conferred by Me. It is by bearing this fiery energy that you regulate this phenomenal world of animate and inanimate objects."