Text 16

na vedair nāgamair yogair
na tapobhir na karmabhiḥ
bhaktyaiva kevalaṃ grāhyo
yogi-mṛgyaḥ parāt paraḥ

na—not; vedaiḥ—by yoga performances; na—not; tapobhiḥ—by austerities; na—not; karmabhiḥ—by fruitive activities; bhakt/ya—by devotional service; eva—certainly; kevalam—only; grāhyaḥ—attainable; yogi—by the yogīs;  mṛgyaḥ—searched out; parāt—than the highest; param—higher.

That Supreme Person, who is greater than the greatest, and after whom the yogīs search, cannot be obtained by studying theVedas and /Agamas, or by performing yoga, austerities, or fruitive activities. He is only attained by devotional service.