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NARADA BHAKTI SUTRAS
of doing any action enjoined by the Smritis or the
Vedas. All activities leave him of their own accord.
He sees nothing else but God. He speaks of
nothing else but God. He does not listen to anything.
He has no craving or desire. Sometimes his voice is
choked. He sits silently. How can he work at this
stage?
Nirodha The word Nirodha is not used here in
the ordinary way as "restraint". It is used in a specia!
sense viz., Nyasa or 'renunciation', or 'dedication'.
Loka Veda Vyaapaara: Renunciation of worldly
activities and scriptural duties does not mean here the
abandoning of such activities themselves, but the
effacement of egoism, selfishness, attachment
fruits, craving, etc. The activities cannot be stopped.
They can be consecrated or dedicated to the Lord by
complete surrender of the individual soul to the Lord.
to
Even the distinction of sacred and secular
(worldly) duty vanishes for a realised devotee. Every
work is sacred to him. Every work is a sacred offering
unto the Lord. Every work is an expression of his
love for God.
Complete surrender of one's will to the Lord
leads to Samadhi or union with the Lord.
A worldly-minded man cannot work without ex-
pectation of fruits of his works. He reaps the fruits
by going to heaven. He comes back again to this
Mrityuloka when the virtuous works are exhausted.
He again does good and evil Karmas. Thus he is
caught up in the never ending wheel of samsara or
NARADA BHAKTI SUTRAS
of doing any action enjoined by the Smritis or the
Vedas. All activities leave him of their own accord.
He sees nothing else but God. He speaks of
nothing else but God. He does not listen to anything.
He has no craving or desire. Sometimes his voice is
choked. He sits silently. How can he work at this
stage?
Nirodha The word Nirodha is not used here in
the ordinary way as "restraint". It is used in a specia!
sense viz., Nyasa or 'renunciation', or 'dedication'.
Loka Veda Vyaapaara: Renunciation of worldly
activities and scriptural duties does not mean here the
abandoning of such activities themselves, but the
effacement of egoism, selfishness, attachment
fruits, craving, etc. The activities cannot be stopped.
They can be consecrated or dedicated to the Lord by
complete surrender of the individual soul to the Lord.
to
Even the distinction of sacred and secular
(worldly) duty vanishes for a realised devotee. Every
work is sacred to him. Every work is a sacred offering
unto the Lord. Every work is an expression of his
love for God.
Complete surrender of one's will to the Lord
leads to Samadhi or union with the Lord.
A worldly-minded man cannot work without ex-
pectation of fruits of his works. He reaps the fruits
by going to heaven. He comes back again to this
Mrityuloka when the virtuous works are exhausted.
He again does good and evil Karmas. Thus he is
caught up in the never ending wheel of samsara or