Therefore, I see no one greater than one who has no other interest than Mine and who offers Me all his acts and even his life, without ceaselessly knowing.

This perfect devotee offers his respects to all beings, for he possesses the firm conviction that the Sovereign Lord has entered the body of each one as the Supreme Soul, the Absolute Master.

The devotee who practices the method of yoga to achieve the realization of the Supreme Soul by thus applying the science of devotional service, reaches the abode of the Supreme Lord through this one devotional service. This Supreme that the distinct soul (the distinct individual soul of God) must approach is the eternal form of God, the Supreme Person, also known as Brahma and Supreme Soul. He is the Supreme Spiritual Being, and all His Acts transcend matter.

Time, which causes the transformation of the various material manifestations, is another aspect of God, the Sovereign Person, but it arouses fear in those who do not know him as such.

The Sovereign Lord, Sri Visnu (plenary emanation of Krishna), beneficiary of all sacrifices, represents the time element and the Master of the masters. It is found in the heart of each one, supports all beings and ensures that one annihilates the other.

No one is particularly dear to the Sovereign Lord, no one is his friend or enemy; but He inspires those who do not forget him and destroy others.

It is by fear of God that the wind blows and the sun shines, by fear of Him that the rain falls, and always by fear of Him that the multitude of the stars radiates. For fear of the Sovereign Lord, trees, shrubs, herbs and various seasonal plants bloom and bear fruit, each according to its season.

It is again out of fear of the Supreme that rivers flow and that the ocean never crosses its limits. And always out of fear of Him, the fire burns and the Earth, with its mountains, does not sink into the oceanic abyss of the universe.

Under the direction of the Sovereign Lord, space gives refuge to all the planets, which in turn shelter the countless living beings. Under his supreme leadership also, the entire universal body unfolds with its seven layers.

It is also out of fear of God, the Supreme Person, that the divinities [Brahma, Visnu, Siva] responsible for the three gunas (of the three attributes and modes of influence of the material nature: virtue, passion, and ignorance) fulfill their functions of creation, of maintenance and destruction; and all in this world, the animate as the inanimate, is under their influence.