Sri Ramana reveals the best kind of karma and best Bhakti | Upadesa Sara |

Upadesa Saram Verses 2, 3 & 5
कृति-महोदधौ पतन कारणम् |
फलमशाश्वतं गति-निरोधकम् || २ ||
krti-maho-dadhau patana-kāranam |
phalam-ashāshvatam gati nirodhakam || 2 ||
Engaging in this vast ocean of activities only produces results that are perishable and are a hindrance to spiritual progress.
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Action can't destroy ignorance for it doesn't conflict with ignorance. Just as light destroys darkness, knowledge alone destroys ignorance.
Verse 3 | Atma Bodha
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ईश्वरार्पितं नेच्छया कृतम् |
चित्तशोधकम् मुक्ति साधकम् || ३ ||
ishvar-ārpitam necchayā kritam |
citta-shodhakam mukti-sādhakam || 3 ||
Action performed without desire purifies the mind that leads to Liberation.
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जगत ईशधी युक्त सेवनम् |
अष्ट मूर्तिभृ द्देव पूजनम् || ५ ||
jagata ishadhee yūkta sevanam
ashta-mūrti brhd deva-pūjanam || 5 ||
Serving the world as a manifestation of, and by the Lord with its Eight Forms, is the worship of the Lord.