98. The tenth and fifth books of the Bhagavata Pura.na are to be
regarded as having the preeminence over all the other sacred
books for the understanding of the glory of K.rish.na.

99. The tenth and fifth books of the Bhagavata Pura.na and the
code of Yaj"navalkya are respectively my Bhakti-sastra (manual of
faith), Yoga-sastra (manual of devotion), and Dharma-sastra
(manual of law).

100. As a treatise on the soul, the commentary on the Bhagavad-
Gita as well as that on the Sariraka-Sutras of Vyasa, made by
Ramanujacarya, commends itself to my approval.

101. Whatever precepts in these sacred books have for their
subject the excessive exaltation of K.rish.na and of Justice
(V.risha), of faith and of indifference to the world--

102. Such precepts should be regarded as taking precedence over
all others. Their essential doctrine is that devotion to
K.rish.na should be joined with the performance of duty.

103. Duty (__dharma__) is that good practice which is enjoined
both by the Veda (Sruti) and by the law (Sm.riti) founded on the
Veda. Devotion (__bhakti__) is intense love for K.rish.na,
accompanied with a due sense of his glory.

104. Indifference to worldly objects means absence of
satisfaction in any object except K.rish.na. True knowledge
consists in discriminating rightly between the nature of the