SB 1.2.18
भगवत्युत्तमश्लोके भक्तिर्भवति नैष्ठिकी ॥ १८ ॥
bhagavaty uttama-śloke bhaktir bhavati naiṣṭhikī
Synonyms
abhadreṣu — when a person’s inauspicious predispositions; naṣṭa-prāyeṣu — have been almost completely destroyed [unlike the path of jñāna, which first requires the complete destruction of vāsanās in totality, thus indicating bhakti’s unimpeded nature (na tu jñānam iva samyak naṣṭeṣv eveti bhakter nirargala-svabhāvatvam uktam)65]; nityam sevayā — by regular attendance; bhāgavata — to elevated devotees and to hearing Śrīmad Bhāgavata [bhagavad-bhaktānāṁ bhāgavata-śāstrasya ca66]; naiṣṭhikī — resolute [and continuous (santataiva); or marked by one-pointed mental fixity (niṣṭhā cittaikāgryam)67]; bhaktiḥ — devotion [in the form of constant meditation (anudhyāna-rūpāḥ)]; bhagavati — unto Bhagavān; uttama-śloke — Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who is praised in choice poetry; bhavati — comes into being [or is obtained (prāptāḥ)68].
Translation
When a person’s inauspicious predispositions have been almost completely destroyed by regular attendance to elevated devotees and by continuous hearing of Śrīmad Bhāgavata, then resolute bhakti unto Bhagavān Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who is praised in choice poetry, comes into being.