This is the philosophy of devotion, of love for 'Paramatma' stands today attributed to the Devarṣi Nārada.
He works everywhere as friend, philosopher and guide, to all devotees.
Let's begin the journey !
NĀRADA & HIS BHAKTI-SŪTRAS :
Bhakti – Love Divine :-
Of Love Divine (Sūtra 1 to 6)
All our philosophical textbooks are written out by the great 'rishis' and 'thinkers' in the form of sūtras.
The term, ‘sūtra’, means ‘string’ – the string on which the arguments &
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This is the philosophy of devotion, of love for 'Paramatma' stands today attributed to the Devarṣi Nārada.
He works everywhere as friend, philosopher and guide, to all devotees.
Let's begin the journey !
Bhakti – Love Divine :-
Of Love Divine (Sūtra 1 to 6)
Sūtra 1
अथातो भक्तिं व्याख्यास्यामः॥ १॥
Now, the doctrine of devotion we shall expound.
After having developed all the qualifications necessary for the practice of devotion (atha), the student
Sūtra 2
सा त्वस्मिन् परमप्रेमरूपा॥ २॥
That (devotion) is indeed of the nature of supreme love in (directed towards) God.
Devotion is defined in various ways by various teachers but to Devaṛṣi Nārada it is indeed ‘the supreme love for
Sūtra 3
अमृतस्वरुपा च॥ ३॥
The supreme love for the Lord, called devotion divine, is of the nature of immortality also.
Having described the devotion as ‘divine love for the Lord’, the teacher here adds that ‘it is also of the nature of
Sūtra 4
यल्लब्ध्वा पुमान् सिद्घो भवति। अमृतो भवति। तृप्तो भवति॥ ४॥
Having gained this supreme devotion, the devotee attains perfection & immortality and becomes extremely
One who has discovered in himself the supreme devotion for the Lord, has gained in fact all that is to be gained.
To a true devotee of the Lord all these powers and gains are of no value at all. He rejects them as insignificant. In fact the great purāṇas often
यत्प्राप्य न किञ्चिद्वाञ्छति। न शोचति। न द्वेष्टि। न रमते। नोत्साही भवति॥ ५॥
When an individual gains the supreme joy of full devotion to the Lord, he comes to live in a sense of utter fulfilment, and he has therefore no more any desire for the things of the world.
To a
यज्ज्ञात्वा मत्तो भवति। स्तब्धो भवति । आत्मारामो भवति॥ ६॥
Having known which (devotion) man becomes intoxicated, silent and enjoys in the self.
One who has gained this all consuming devotion becomes intoxicated, and therefore, ‘mad’ with his own Love Divine. He cannot
He laughs in his own floods of inner peace.
The devotee at this stage becomes unconsciously lifted into the states of deepest meditation, when the divine form
Conclusion Remarks :-
Love is a link that connects, a force that attracts, a fascination that seizes, and a clasp that grasps. Therefore, when one establishes himself in the relationship of devotion with the Divine,
These opening six sūtras give us a general picture of divine devotion.
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