DOCSLIB.ORG

Narada Bhakti Sutra

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Narada Bhakti Sutra Narada Bhakti Sutra By His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and Disciples Table of contents: Närada-bhakti-sütra! 6 Introduction! 6 Chapter 1 - The Value of Devotion! 10 SÜTRA 1! 10 SÜTRA 2! 12 SÜTRA 3! 16 SÜTRA 4! 18 SÜTRA 5! 20 SÜTRA 6! 23 SÜTRA 7! 25 SÜTRA 8! 27 SÜTRA 9! 30 SÜTRA 10! 33 SÜTRA 11! 34 SÜTRA 12! 36 SÜTRA 13! 40 SÜTRA 14! 42 Chapter 2 - Defining Bhakti! 45 SÜTRA 15! 45 SÜTRA 16! 46 SÜTRA 17! 48 SÜTRA 18! 50 SÜTRA 19! 53 SÜTRA 20! 56 SÜTRA 21! 58 SÜTRA 22! 59 SÜTRA 23! 62 SÜTRA 24! 66 SÜTRA 25! 68 SÜTRA 26! 71 SÜTRA 27! 72 SÜTRA 28! 75 SÜTRA 29! 77 SÜTRA 30! 78 SÜTRAS 31-32! 81 SÜTRA 33! 84 Chapter 3 - The Means of Achievement! 86 SÜTRA 34! 86 SÜTRA 35! 87 SÜTRA 36! 90 SÜTRA 37! 92 SÜTRA 38! 95 SÜTRA 39! 97 SÜTRA 40! 99 SÜTRA 41! 101 SÜTRA 42! 102 SÜTRA 43! 103 SÜTRA 44! 106 SÜTRA 45! 108 SÜTRA 46! 110 SÜTRA 47! 112 SÜTRA 48! 115 SÜTRA 49! 117 SÜTRA 50! 119 Chapter 4 - Pure and Mixed Devotion! 122 SÜTRA 51! 122 SÜTRA 52! 124 SÜTRA 53! 125 SÜTRA 54! 128 SÜTRA 55! 130 SÜTRA 56! 132 SÜTRA 57! 134 SÜTRA 58! 135 SÜTRA 59! 138 SÜTRA 60! 139 SÜTRA 61! 141 SÜTRA 62! 143 SÜTRA 63! 145 SÜTRA 64! 147 SÜTRA 65! 149 SÜTRA 66! 150 SÜTRA 67! 152 SÜTRA 68! 154 SÜTRA 69! 157 SÜTRA 70! 159 SÜTRA 71! 160 SÜTRA 72! 162 SÜTRA 73! 164 Chapter 5 - Attaining Perfection! 167 SÜTRA 74! 167 SÜTRA 75! 168 SÜTRA 76! 170 SÜTRA 77! 172 SÜTRA 78! 174 SÜTRA 79! 176 SÜTRA 80! 179 SÜTRA 81! 180 SÜTRA 82! 183 SÜTRA 83! 185 SÜTRA 84! 189 More Free Downloads at: www.krishnapath.org Närada-bhakti-sütra Introduction In 1967, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupäda translated and wrote purports for thirteen of the eighty-four aphorisms (Çréla Prabhupäda called them "codes") of the Närada-bhakti-sütra. In 1989, at their annual meeting, the Governing Body Commission of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) suggested that I complete the book. I was pleased to accept the assignment, especially because of my involvement with Çréla Prabhupäda's initial writing of the Närada-bhakti- sütra. I was part of the small group of seekers who joined Çréla Prabhupäda in the latter part of 1966 at his storefront temple at 26 Second Avenue, in New York City. At one point we began passing around a Gita Press edition of Närada's Philosophy of Love— Närada-bhakti-sütra. Some of us were attracted to the nectar and simplicity of the aphorisms. In those days it wasn't unusual for us naive followers to pick up all sorts of translations of Sanskrit Indian books. We tended to think that anything Hindu was salutary and within Kåñëa consciousness. It wasn't long before Çréla Prabhupäda made it clear to us that we had to discriminate. Many books, we learned, were the works of Mäyävädés, a brand of atheists in the guise of svämés, gurus, and scholars. It was hard to break our attachments to some of these books, but we always did so once Çréla Prabhupäda explained that a particular book or guru was not bona fide. But when I showed Çréla Prabhupäda the Närada-bhakti-sütra and told him I liked it, he encouraged me and said he might translate it. In our edition of the Närada-bhakti-sütra was a beautiful color illustration of Çré Çré Rädhä and Kåñëa. They looked young, about eight years old, and stood gracefully by the edge of the Yamunä River with a cow behind Them. I took the illustration to a photography shop and had a dozen color copies made. With Çréla Prabhupäda's approval, I gave a photo to each of his initiated disciples. It became like an ISKCON membership photo and was used by devotees on their personal altars. When Çréla Prabhupäda left our New York home early in 1967 and went to San Francisco, I wrote him to ask if he would translate the Närada-bhakti-sütra. Here is Çréla Prabhupäda's reply, dated February 10, 1967: Yes, please send me immediately one copy of Bhakti Sutra (with original Sanskrit text). I shall immediately begin the commentary. At first Çréla Prabhupäda's translation of the Närada-bhakti-sütra went quickly. He sent tapes of his dictation in the mail, and I transcribed them along with the tapes he sent for his major work, Teachings of Lord Caitanya. From the beginning it was understood that Närada-bhakti-sütra was a kind of "extra" for Çréla Prabhupäda. But it had its own charm, and Prabhupäda approached it in his own inimitable way. I was surprised, on receiving the translation for the first aphorism, to see how Çréla Prabhupäda translated the word bhakti. The edition he was using translated bhakti as "devotion" or "Divine Love." But Çréla Prabhupäda translated bhakti as "devotional service." Even by this one phrase he indicated that bhakti was active and personal. He would not tolerate any hint that bhakti was a state of impersonal "Love." It was significant that Çréla Prabhupäda began his first purport with a reference to Bhagavad-gétä, the foremost scripture for teaching bhakti-yoga. The Närada-bhakti- sütra, or any other treatise on devotion to God, should be supported by Lord Kåñëa's direct teachings in Bhagavad-gétä. By their nature, sütras require explanation. As Lord Caitanya explained while discussing the Vedänta-sütra, the aphorisms have a direct meaning, but their brevity allows devious commentators to distort the meaning through misinterpretation. How safe we were when reading the Bhaktivedanta purports to the Närada-bhakti-sütra, and how dangerous it is to read these aphorisms when interpreted by those who lack pure devotion to the Supreme Person! As with his other works, Çréla Prabhupäda's purports to the Närada-bhakti-sütra were completely in line with the teachings of the param-parä, or disciplic succession, and at the same time full of his own realizations. One particular statement that attracted me was his reference to enthusiasm in bhakti. Commenting on Sütra 5, Çréla Prabhupäda compared enthusiasm to a powerful engine that has to be used properly. He wrote, "If one, however, becomes disappointed in his enthusiasm for serving the Supreme Lord, that disappointment must also be rejected." As a neophyte devotee, I was well aware of the danger of depression, which we sometimes refer to in ISKCON as being "fried." But just as a serious practitioner restrains his tongue and other senses, so one should not indulge in too much depression or disappointment. It was comforting to hear this from Çréla Prabhupäda and to gain conviction that it is within our control—we are not helpless before unlimited waves of depression. One simply has to follow the rules and regulations patiently "so that the day will come when he will achieve, all of a sudden, all the perfection of devotional service." I have to admit that I acquired a personal attachment for Çréla Prabhupäda's Närada- bhakti-sütra as I happily watched its progress. I noticed that some of the same material Çréla Prabhupäda was putting into Teachings of Lord Caitanya also appeared in the Närada-bhakti-sütra, but I didn't think anything was wrong in that. Yet at some point Çréla Prabhupäda began to think that perhaps Närada-bhakti-sütra was a bit redundant, at least while he was also working on Teachings of Lord Caitanya. I might have suspected this when he wrote in his purport to Sütra 12, "There are many authoritative books of spiritual knowledge, but all of them are more or less supplements to the Bhagavad-gétä and Çrémad-Bhägavatam. Even the Närada-bhakti-sütra is a summary of the Bhagavad-gétä and the Çrémad-Bhägavatam. Therefore the beginning of devotional service is to hear these two important transcendental books of knowledge." Then, in March of 1967, while Çréla Prabhupäda was still residing in San Francisco, he wrote me this letter: Please accept my blessings. I have seen the typed copies of Narada Bhakti Sutras as well as Teachings of Lord Caitanya. Both of them are nicely made. I think let us finish first Teachings of Lord Caitanya and then we may take again Narada Bhakti Sutras. The subject matter discussed with Narada Sutras is already there in the Teachings of Lord Caitanya. I have sent you matter for the second part of the Teachings and please go on sending me a copy of your typewritten matter. I shall be glad to hear from you. And so Çréla Prabhupäda's work on the Närada-bhakti-sütra stopped, and it was never resumed. It was a personal choice by the author, who wanted to concentrate on Teachings of Lord Caitanya. But we should not see it as a rejection of the Närada- bhakti-sütra. Çréla Prabhupäda intended to "take again Narada Bhakti Sutras." And so more than twenty years later we are taking up the work again, on the authority of Çréla Prabhupäda. Whatever we have written to complete the work we have done as Çréla Prabhupäda's student, using his commentated translations of the Çrémad-Bhägavatam, the Bhagavad-gétä, and the Caitanya-caritämåta, and his summary studies of the Bhakti- rasämåta-sindhu (The Nectar of Devotion) and the Bhägavatam's Tenth Canto (Kåñëa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead). There is a particular charm to the Närada-bhakti-sütra in its brevity, universality, and emphasis on total surrender to Lord Kåñëa.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Narada - Wikipedia
    10. 10. 2019 Narada - Wikipedia Narada Narada (Sanskrit: , Nārada) is a Vedic sage, famous in Hindu नारद Narada traditions as a traveling musician and storyteller, who carries news and enlightening wisdom.[1][2] He appears in a number of Hindu texts, notably Devarshi the Mahabharata telling yudhishtra the prahlada story the Ramayana as Messenger of Gods warning Ravan. as well as in the Puranas.[2] Once God decided that it was time for Him to descend to earth to set matters right, most lesser Gods came down too as someone or the other to aid and enjoy a ringside view of epochal events. He is also referred to as the king of all sages or rishis, meaning Rishiraj. He was gifted with the boon of knowledge, past, present and future. Once his knowledge became a hindrance in God's designs. He was therefore cursed that although he would tell the truth and warn people, they would never believe him. In Indian texts, Narada travels to distant worlds and realms (Sanskrit: lokas). He is depicted carrying a khartal (musical instrument) and tambura with the name Mahathi and is generally regarded as one of the great masters of the ancient musical instrument. This instrument is known by the name "mahathi"[3][4] which he uses to accompany his singing of hymns, prayers and mantras. In the Vaishnavism tradition of Hinduism, he is presented as a sage with devotion to Lord Vishnu. Narada is described as both wise and mischievous in some Sage Narada humorous tales. Vaishnav enthusiasts depict him as a pure, elevated soul Affiliation Devotee of Vishnu, who glorifies Vishnu through his devotional songs, singing the names Hari Deva and Narayana, and therein demonstrating bhakti yoga.
    [Show full text]
  • Devotional Practices (Part -1)
    Devotional Practices (Part -1) Hare Krishna Sunday School International Society for Krishna Consciousness Founder Acarya : His Divine Grace AC. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Price : $4 Name _ Class _ Devotional Practices ( Part - 1) Compiled By : Tapasvini devi dasi Vasantaranjani devi dasi Vishnu das Art Work By: Mahahari das & Jay Baldeva das Hare Krishna Sunday School , , ,-:: . :', . • '> ,'';- ',' "j",.v'. "'.~~ " ""'... ,. A." \'" , ."" ~ .. This book is dedicated to His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the founder acarya ofthe Hare Krishna Movement. He taught /IS how to perform pure devotional service unto the lotus feet of Sri Sri Radha & Krishna. Contents Lesson Page No. l. Chanting Hare Krishna 1 2. Wearing Tilak 13 3. Vaisnava Dress and Appearance 28 4. Deity Worship 32 5. Offering Arati 41 6. Offering Obeisances 46 Lesson 1 Chanting Hare Krishna A. Introduction Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, an incarnation ofKrishna who appeared 500 years ago, taught the easiest method for self-realization - chanting the Hare Krishna Maha-mantra. Hare Krishna Hare Krishna '. Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rams Rams Rama Hare Hare if' ,. These sixteen words make up the Maha-mantra. Maha means "great." Mantra means "a sound vibration that relieves the mind of all anxieties". We chant this mantra every day, but why? B. Chanting is the recommended process for this age. As you know, there are four different ages: Satya-yuga, Treta-yuga, Dvapara-yuga and Kali-yuga. People in Satya­ yuga lived for almost 100,000 years whereas in Kali-yuga they live for 100 years at best. In each age there is a different process for self­ realization or understanding God .
    [Show full text]
  • Narada Bhakti Sutra
    Narada Bhakti Sutra Narada Bhakti Sutra v. 99.17, www.philaletheians.co.uk, 28 October 2017 Page 1 of 14 HIGHER ETHICS AND DEVOTION SERIES NARADA BHAKTI SUTRA Train of thoughts Editor’s note 3 Narada Bhakti Sutra 1. O Lanoo, listen to the Voice of the Heart Doctrine. 4 2. Give it all away or you will lose it. 4 3. Let your life become an example to unbelievers. 5 4. True life can only be found through Devotion to All. 6 5. With subdued heart place all thy works on Me. 7 6. Rise above the trappings of personal life. 8 7. Feel the Great Heart within. 9 8. With unfettered mind throw every deed on Me. 10 9. Intoxicate yourself with the right attitude and ethic. 11 Narada Bhakti Sutra on two pages 13 Narada Bhakti Sutra v. 99.17, www.philaletheians.co.uk, 28 October 2017 Page 2 of 14 HIGHER ETHICS AND DEVOTION SERIES NARADA BHAKTI SUTRA Editor’s note This is a recension of the Doctrine of Devotion or Bhakti in the light of Theosophy excerpted from CA Bartzokas (Comp. & Ed.). Compassion: the Spirit of Truth (2009), where, The esoteric character of Nārada is sketched out (pp. 155-59); The triune hypostasis of Bhakti is unravelled as Divine, Worldly, and Devotion- al Love (pp. 160-62); Nārada’s aphorisms on Bhakti are set side by side with Krishna’s precepts to Arjuna (pp. 163-84). In this edition, the numbers correspond to Nārada’s first 81 aphorisms.1 Text in square brackets and footnotes are ours.
    [Show full text]
  • Is the Gaudiya Vaishnava Sampradaya Connected to the Madhva Line?
    Is the Gaudiya Vaishnava sampradaya connected to the Madhva line? Is the Gaudiya Vaishnava sampradaya connected to the Madhva line? – Jagadananda Das – The relationship of the Madhva-sampradaya to the Gaudiya Vaishnavas is one that has been sensitive for more than 200 years. Not only did it rear its head in the time of Baladeva Vidyabhushan, when the legitimacy of the Gaudiyas was challenged in Jaipur, but repeatedly since then. Bhaktivinoda Thakur wrote in his 1892 work Mahaprabhura siksha that those who reject this connection are “the greatest enemies of Sri Krishna Chaitanya’s family of followers.” In subsequent years, nearly every scholar of Bengal Vaishnavism has cast his doubts on this connection including S. K. De, Surendranath Dasgupta, Sundarananda Vidyavinoda, Friedhelm Hardy and others. The degree to which these various authors reject this connection is different. According to Gaudiya tradition, Madhavendra Puri appeared in the 14th century. He was a guru of the Brahma or Madhva-sampradaya, one of the four (Brahma, Sri, Rudra and Sanaka) legitimate Vaishnava lineages of the Kali Yuga. Madhavendra’s disciple Isvara Puri took Sri Krishna Chaitanya as his disciple. The followers of Sri Chaitanya are thus members of the Madhva line. The authoritative sources for this identification with the Madhva lineage are principally four: Kavi Karnapura’s Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika (1576), the writings of Gopala Guru Goswami from around the same time, Baladeva’s Prameya-ratnavali from the late 18th century, and anothe late 18th century work, Narahari’s
    [Show full text]
  • The Essence of Spiritual Knowledge
    Çré Vijaya Ekadäsé Issue no:130 19th February 2020 THE ESSENCE OF SPIRITUAL KNOWLEDGE THE SCIENCE OF THE SUPREME LORD SPONTANEOUS UNAlloYED DEVotION Srila Vrindavan Das Thakura Srila Vishvanatha Chakravarti Thakura THE EssENCE OF SPIRITUAL KNOWLEDGE THE GloRIES OF LORD CHAITANYA His Divine Grace Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada MAHAPRABHU'S ARRIVAL IN GokULA Srila Jagadananda Pandita Circulaton 29, 621 Issue no 130, Page — 2 nityaà bhägavata-sevayä THE SCIENCE OF THE SUPREME LORD names of Hari. Everyone was maddened with Srila Vrindavan Thakura pride on account of their high birth, opulence, knowledge, and beauty. At that time Sri Advaita The science of the Supreme Lord and His Acharya Prabhu, along with pure devotees like various incarnations is difficult to understand. Srivasa, loudly chanted the names of Lord Hari. What to speak of ordinary living entities, even But people who were averse to the Lord con- Lord Brahma cannot fathom this science without tinually harassed and teased the non-envious the mercy of the Lord. The statement of Lord pure devotees. When the compassionate Sri Brahma in the Çrémad Bhägavatam is the evi- Advaita Prabhu saw people’s extreme aversion dence in this regard. Although the cause of the to Krishna cause great distress to the devotees, Supreme Lord’s appearance is most confidential, He began to worship Krishna with water and the statements of Bhagavad-gétä reveal that Lord tulasi with a vow to bring about the advent of Visnu appears in every millennium in order to Krishna. Before the advent of Lord Gaurahari, Sri protect the pious people, deliver the miscreants, Nityananda Prabhu—who is nondifferent from and reestablish the principles of religion.
    [Show full text]
  • Narada Bhakti Sutras
    Narada Bhakti Sutras Possibly this is greatest book defining what is Bhakthi written by Narada who was the greatest among Bhakthas of Lord Narayana. 1.Atha tho Bakthim vyakyasyama Now I will explain in detail what is meant by devotion to God(Bhakthi)[1]. 2.Saa tasmin Parama prema roopa Devotion to God is personification of intense(highest) love towards Him. 3.Amrutha swaroopa cha It also is deathless or as sweet as nectar (or it also confers deathlessness to one) 4.Yallabhathva puman siddho bhavathi, amrutho bhavathi, truptho bhavathi One who gets it becomes perfect, immortal and contended. 5.Yath prapya kinchid vanchadhi , na sochathi, na dweshati, na ramathe na uthsahi bhavathi One who gets it desires not, worries not, hates not , enjoys not, and does not get excited. 6.Yat gnathwa matho bhavathi, sthabhdho bhavathi, athmaramo bhavathi. One who attains it becomes intoxicated (be in stupor), still and drunk with self(soul) 7.Saa na kamaya mana , nirodha roopathwad It is not desire generating as it is by nature a form of renunciation. 8.Nirodasthu loka veda vyapara nyasa Giving away the social and Vedic customs including religious activities is termed as a form of this renunciation. 9.Tasmin ananyatha that, virodhi shoothaaseena tha cha. To be one with Him and complete indifference in things which are contrary to him is termed as a form of renunciation. 10.Anyasrayanaan tyage ananyatha. To sacrifice dependence on any thing but Him is exclusiveness(that which does not have any other thing but Him) 11.Loke vedeshu thatha anukoolasaranam that, virodhi shoothassenatha.
    [Show full text]
  • Part I the Religions of Indian Origin
    Part I The Religions of Indian Origin MRC01 13 6/4/04, 10:46 AM Religions of Indian Origin AFGHANISTAN CHINA Amritsar Kedamath Rishikesh PAKISTAN Badrinath Harappa Hardwar Delhi Indus R. NEPAL Indus Civilization BHUTAN Mohenjo-daro Ayodhya Mathura Lucknow Ganges R. Pushkar Prayag BANGLADESH Benares Gaya Ambaji I N D I A Dakshineshwar Sidphur Bhopal Ahmadabad Jabalpur Jamshedpur Calcutta Dwarka Dakor Pavagadh Raipur Gimar Kadod Nagpur Bhubaneswar Nasik-Tryambak Jagannath Puri Bombay Hyderabad Vishakhapatnam Arabian Sea Panaji Bay of Bengal Tirupati Tiruvannamalai-Kaiahasti Bangalore Madras Mangalore Kanchipuram Pondicherry Calicut Kavaratti Island Madurai Thanjavar Hindu place of pilgrimage Rameswaram Pilgrimage route Major city SRI LANKA The Hindu cultural region 14 MRC01 14 6/4/04, 10:46 AM 1 Hinduism Hinduism The Spirit of Hinduism Through prolonged austerities and devotional practices the sage Narada won the grace of the god Vishnu. The god appeared before him in his hermitage and granted him the fulfillment of a wish. “Show me the magic power of your Maya,” Narada prayed. The god replied, “I will. Come with me,” but with an ambiguous smile on his lips. From the shade of the hermit grove, Vishnu led Narada across a bare stretch of land which blazed like metal under the scorching sun. The two were soon very thirsty. At some distance, in the glaring light, they perceived the thatched roofs of a tiny village. Vishnu asked, “Will you go over there and fetch me some water?” “Certainly, O Lord,” the saint replied, and he made off to the distant group of huts. When Narada reached the hamlet, he knocked at the first door.
    [Show full text]
  • Glorious Narada Muni Hare Krishna. Please Accept My Humble
    Glorious Narada Muni Date: 2002-07-08 Author: Kalacakra Krsna das Hare Krishna. Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. What else we can get about Srila Narada Muni than that comes directly from the Lotus mouth of the Supreme Lord Sri Krsna ? The following (SB 10.10.25) is a verse spoken by the Lord Himself glorifying Srila Narada Muni, just after delivering the two sons of Kuvera who were cursed by the Deva-Rsi to stand as Arjuna trees. devarṣir me priyatamo yad imau dhanadātmajau tat tathā sādhayiṣyāmi yad gītaṁ tan mahātmanā Although these two young men are the sons of the very rich Kuvera and I have nothing to do with them, Devarsi Narada is My very dear and affectionate devotee, and therefore because he wanted Me to come face to face with them, I must do so for their deliverance. PURPORT Nalakuvara and Manigriva actually had nothing to do with devotional service or seeing the Supreme Personality of Godhead face to face, for this is not an ordinary opportunity. It is not that because one is very rich or learned or was born in an aristocratic family one will be able to see the Supreme Personality of Godhead face to face. This is impossible. But in this case, because Narada Muni desired that Nalakuvara and Manigriva see Vasudeva face to face, the Supreme Personality of Godhead wanted to fulfill the words of His very dear devotee Narada Muni. If one seeks the favor of a devotee instead of directly asking favors from the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one is very easily successful.
    [Show full text]
  • Narada Bhakti Sutra a Summary of Swami Tadatmananda’S Discourse September 26, 2006
    Narada Bhakti Sutra A summary of Swami Tadatmananda’s Discourse September 26, 2006 We need to clearly understand parama prema bhakti so as to build a solid foundation for further study of this text. Bhakti as parama prema is not to be misunderstood as intense love; “intense” is a matter of degree and “love” is an emotion, which comes and goes. Bhakti is unique and qualitatively different from love (prema). We need to explore this further. Sutra 2 clearly says that parama prema (let’s call it true bhakti) is in (or directed to) “this”; it does not say it is in Vishnu, Bhagavan, or Shiva; it is not “that” which would mean some thing remote and separate. The word used is “this”; any name, as Bhagavan, etc. would only be limiting the limitless God. Bhakti directed to “that” or something separate is sadhana bhakti as opposed to sadhya bhakti. Sadhana is means by which one reaches a goal, and sadhya means goal. Sadhana bhakti is devotion to murtis, deities, avataras, or a guru (as one who is ego-less). Through sadhana bhakti one reaches sadhya bhakti, which is the goal, reaching Ishvara. It is clearly the sadhya bhakti that is being referred to in Sutra 2, and this becomes evident in Sutra 3 as well. Sutra 3: “Amrita swarupa cha”; translation, “and having the essential form of amrita (immortality).” Commentary: This sutra means, “The nature of that bhakti (referred to in Sutra 2) is immortal”. Immortal is that which is uncreated and undying; undying because it is never born in the first place.
    [Show full text]
  • THE PROCESS of DEITY WORSHIP (Arcana-Paddhati)
    THE PROCESS OF DEITY WORSHIP (Arcana,Paddhati) • THE BHAKTIVEDANTA BOOK TRUST THE PROCESS OF DEITY WORSHIP (Arcana-Paddhati) translated by Jayasacinandana diisa Adhikiiri edited by Jayatirtha diisa Adhikiiri • THE BHAKTIVEDANTA BOOK TRUST To the divine lotus feet of our eternal spiritual master His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupq.da by whose causeless mercy alone the Western world has come to know of the process of Deity worship. © 1978 Bhaktivedanta Book Trust All rights reserved First printing, 1978: 2,000 copies Printed in the United States of America CONTENTS Preface V Introduction ix PART I 11 Mu/a Ma ntras 1 21 Duties During the Brahma-muhurta 1 31 Waking the Lord 2 41 Offering of Bhoga 3 51 Offering Arati 6 61 The Pu}a 7 7 I Putting the Lord to Rest 18 81 The Worship of Srimatt Tulasi-devi 18 PART 11 11 Cleansing the Teeth 23 21 Passing Urine and Stool and Cleansing 23 31 Taking Bath 24 41 Tying the Sikha 25 51 The Putting on of Cloth 25 61 The Putting on of Tilaka 26 71 Prayers Upon Awakening 29 8/ Acamana 31 91 Sandhya 32 101 Prayers to Awaken the Lord 33 11 I Offering Padya 35 121 Offering Acamana 35 131 Offering Ta mbu/a 36 141 Picking Flowers and Tulasifor the Pu}a 38 151 Asana-suddhi 38 161 Establishing the Patras and Articles ofWorship 39 17 I Vi�!:Ju-smarai:Jam 46 181 Mwigala-santi 47 191 Bhuta-suddhi 49 201 Prayers in Worship of the Spiritual Master 50 211 Offering Arghya 55 221 Offering Ma dhuparka 55 231 Prayers in Worship of Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityananda 55 241 Prayers in Worship of Sri Sri Radha-Kr�Qa 61 251 Upanga-pu}a for the Worship of Kr�Qa's Paraphernalia 70 261 Prayers in Worship of Lord Jagannatha 71 27 I Pa iicamrta 75 281 Ma ntrasfor Putting the Lord to Rest 76 291 The Ankusa-mudra 77 301 Ma ntra for Offering Incense 78 31I Man tra for Offering Ghee Lamp 78 PART Ill 11 Bhoga -arati kirtana 79 21 Prema-dhvani 81 31 The Arati Songs 83 41 Ma ntras for Drinking Ca raf}amrta 86 51 _Hqnoringthe Lord's Prasada 87 61 Offensesto be A voided 92 7 I The Ma ntras for Obtaining Forgiveness for One's Offenses .
    [Show full text]
  • Narada Bulletin September 2008
    S S K B K Narada Bulletin SEPTEMBER, 2008 *Hebri/Udupi* Karnataka* India* Hare Krishna! All glories to Srila Prabhupada and his Varnasrama Mission! H I G H L I G H T S v Irregular and scarce rains brought in fear of failure of paddy. v Cow dung cakes were dried to be used as fuel for cooking. v Getting ready for Varnasrama College planned to start from Jan 2009 v Bhajan Kutirs, Grhasta Kutirs and umbrella like structures where constructed v Janmastami and Vyasa Puja celebrated at SSKBK v Varnasrama Research Activities v Visitors at SSKBK ******************************************************* N E W S I N D E T A I L ******************************************************* AGRICULTURE Irregular and scarce rains brought in fear of failure of paddy cultivations. Third kind of fodder (Maize) for Cows where sowed. Two more kinds of fodder will be sowed this month. For the 5th time Amrit pani was sprinkled to the paddy fields as well as to the vegetable garden. Devotees engaged in the field GO SEVA Cow dung cakes were prepared as discussed in one of the Istagosthis (meetings). As many as 100 cakes were laid for drying in the hot sun. Hot sun since one week is unusual during the rainy season. But this time, not only the whole area of Udipi district and but also in the state of Karnataka and other parts of India, people have witnessed unexpected climatic changes. Such changes as they say was never seen before in their life. Cow dung cakes drying on the roof However, we prepared and lay down as many cow dung cakes as possible.
    [Show full text]
  • The Vedanta Kesari in 1914
    㼀㼔㼑㻌㼂㼑㼐㼍㼚㼠㼍㻌㻷㼑㼟㼍㼞㼕 102nd YEAR OF PUBLICATION VOL. 102, No. 12 ISSN 0042-2983 A CULTURAL AND SPIRITUAL MONTHLY OF THE RAMAKRISHNA ORDER Started at the instance of Swami Vivekananda in 1895 as Brahmavâdin, it assumed the name The Vedanta Kesari in 1914. For free edition on the Web, please visit: www.chennaimath.org CONTENTS DECEMBER 2015 SPOTLIGHT: BHAKTI—THE PATH OF DIVINE LOVE Glory of Bhakti 445 Editorial Bhakti—the Path and the Destination 446 Bhakti—The Way To Highest Spiritual Enlightenment 450 Swami Gautamananda t t t t t tSTUDIES ON THE PATH OF BHAKTI Bhakti or Devotion 456 Swami Vivekananda Sri Ramakrishna on Bhakti (A Brief Perspective Study) 461 Swami Budhananda Swami Vivekananda—The Bhakta 473 Swami Abhiramananda The Central Theme of Narada Bhakti Sutras: Frequently Asked Questions 481 Swami Harshananda Bhakti in Srimad Bhagavatam 485 Swami Siddhinathananda Insights of Sri Ramanujacharya in Bhakti 490 Prema Nandakumar Cover Story: Page 8 The V edanta K esari 4 DECEMBER 2015 Bhakti According to Madhusudana Sarasvati 495 Swami Brahmeshananda Nine Forms of Bhakti : Navadha Bhakti In Sri Ramacharita-manas 501 APN Pankaj Sri Ramakrishna and Bhakti in Adhyatma Ramayana 508 MC Ramanarayanan Bhakti According to Bhagavad Gita 513 Gokulmuthu N t t t t SPLENDOURS OF BHAKTI TRADITIONS Sri Chaitanya’s Path of Bhakti 519 Swami Ashokananda Bhakti Tradition of the Alwars 530 Pravrajika Shuddhatmaprana Bhakti in Tamil Saivism 535 Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami Bhakti in Vachanas of Shaiva Sharanas 540 K B Prabhuprasad Bhakti in Shakta Tradition
    [Show full text]