Faithful sages experience the supreme self through devotion in the form of the supreme essence, which is devotion endowed with knowledge and vairagya or renunciation, and attained through listening to this text. || 12 ||
English translation and commentary of Srimad Bhagavatam. Adapted from the Hindi commentary of Srimad Bhagavatam by Maharajshri Shri Akhandanand Saraswati Maharaj