CC Madhya 24.139
Madhya-līlā, Chapter 24, Text 139
ভক্তি বিনু মুক্তি নাহি, ভক্ত্যে মুক্তি হয় ॥ ১৩৯ ॥
bhakti vinu mukti nāhi, bhaktye mukti haya
Word by word
bhakti — devotional service; vinu — without; mukti — liberation; nāhi — there is not; bhaktye — actually by devotional service; mukti haya — liberation is attained.
Translation
“One does not attain liberation without rendering devotional service. Liberation is attained only by devotional service.”