bhaktyā mām abhijānāti yāvān yaś cāsmi tattvataḥ tato māṁ tattvato jñātvā viśate tad-anantaram
"Through devotion one comes to know Me, what and who I am in truth. Then, knowing Me in truth, one enters into Me immediately."
What This Means:
Only through devotion can you truly know Krishna - who and what He really is. Once you know Him truly, you immediately enter into union with Him.
Going Deeper:
'Bhaktya' emphasizes that devotion is the final means of knowing God truly ('tattvatah'). 'Yavan yah cha' - how great and who I am - indicates the full scope and personal nature of divine knowledge. 'Vishate' - enters into - describes union. 'Tad-anantaram' - immediately after - shows that true knowledge and union are not separated by time.
How To Apply This:
Intellectual understanding isn't enough. Devotion is what allows true knowing. Love your way into the truth - then union follows naturally.
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