In plain words
Kucela took refuge in God, loved God, and came to Him in the name of an old friendship. And what good fortune God gave him! History itself shows it to us. Sugrīva thought of God as his friend, trusted Him as a companion, rejoiced that He was everything to him and came to His side: what result did he gain? He was able to win back the kingdom he had lost. Vibhīṣaṇa, while he passed his time in Laṅkā chanting the Name amid unbearable suffering, what became of him? He put an end to his suffering and made him the ruler of Laṅkā itself. If even a little of anything is once offered to God, however small it may be, it takes a greater form. A piece of wood is small and has no value. When that very wood makes friends with fire, it gains light, wipes out its own form and takes on the form of fire. When a small drop of water is held in the hand for a few minutes, it turns to vapour. When that drop of water joins the ocean, it takes on the form of the ocean. So if man wishes to make his life worthwhile, if he wishes to recognise his humanness, if he wishes to attain divinity, he must go close to God. He must merge in God. Only then is it possible to show his own true nature. So, failing to recognise the divinity of God, man wastes his time on many mantras, tantras, japa, penances and spiritual practices. But God is never caught or won by this ritualism. Only when you love God and draw near to Him does everything become possible for you. I am not saying these practices must not be done. All these practices are only good deeds that make time worthwhile. You may do pūjās, you may sing bhajans, you may undertake spiritual practices. You may perform penances. But if this mind is not fixed on the service of God, all of these are of no use.
Not penances, not holy fords, not scriptures, not japa: lift one out of the ocean of saṃsāra without the service of the good.