In plain words
so it seems to him, and that alone is his motive. He must have no other purpose — no desire for any fruit of action. He must always be only one who gives to others, never one who receives, and indeed he never does. The karma-yogi is exactly such a person, one who has risen beyond all affliction.
Now, the second path is bhakti-yoga, the yoga of devotion. This is the path of one whose nature is filled with emotional fervor, of one with a heart full of Prema. His longing is to make God his own beloved, his own object of Prema. For that purpose he desires to perform all sorts of devotional rites: he resorts to fragrant incense, flowers, a beautiful shrine, and other supports that appeal to the mind. Will some say that this is not the correct path? Not at all. Readers should bear in mind that it is precisely from traditions immeasurably rich in Puranic literature and abundant ritual life that all the spiritually great figures of the world have arisen. All those sects that have attempted worship devoid of any form of God, devoid of ritual, have with stony hearts crushed down the beautiful and venerable things that exist within religion. Their religion is nothing but a blind, foolish belief, and it has become merely a dry, barren form — world history itself is ample proof of this. Therefore it is not right to deride these rites and these Puranas. Let them remain for those who desire them; may they be of use to those who have need of them! And may fools, having belittled them, escape falling into sin!
In this world, those endowed with the most extraordinary powers, the truly exalted, those who have attained spiritual perfection — their influence works powerfully upon the minds of ordinary human beings. It is precisely because such great souls exist that Bharat's own supreme truth draws the attention of every nation. Indeed, the very fact that Bharat has earned such great honor and respect is nothing but the gracious effect of her spiritual wealth.