Narada Bhakti Sutras - Text, Transliteration, Translation & Commentary /107

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<ignore>7. KNOWLEDGE AND DEVOTION
 

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<p text="C">The king depends upon the subjects for his revenue.

The subjects depend upon the king for their protec-

tion, water supply, sanitation, lighting and medical

aid. This is also a case of mutual dependence. Even

so devotion depends upon knowledge and knowledge

upon devotion.
 
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<p text="C">In the Gita you will find: "&quot;Sradhavan labhyate

gyanam the man who is full of faith obtained wis-
dom."
dom.&quot; Ch. IV-39.
 
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<p text="C">&quot;Tesham satata yuktanam bhajatam

preetipurvakam,
 

Dadami buddhi yogam tam yena

maamupayantite."
 
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<p text="C">&quot;To these, ever harmonious (worshipping in love)

I give the Yoga of discrimination by which they come

unto Me."&quot; Ch. X-10.
 
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&quot;By devotion he knoweth Me in essence, who

and what I am; having thus known Me in essence

he forthwith entereth into the Supreme."&quot;---Ch. XVIII-

55.
 
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<p text="M">स्वयं फलरूपतेति ब्रह्मकुमारा ॥ ३० ॥
 
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<ignore>Sutra 30. Svayam phalaroopateti
 
<error>brahna</error><fix>brahma</fix>-
kumaaraa.
 
brahna</ignore>
<p text="T">Bhakti is its own fruit-
 
thus opines Bhakti is its own fruit-thus opines Brahma
rahma
Kumara (Narada) the son of Brahma.
 
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<p text="C" merge-next="true">स्वयम् :
 
Svayam of itself; फलरूपता : Phala -

rupata (Bhakti): being its own fruit; इति : Iti:
 
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