Narada Bhakti Sutras - Text, Transliteration, Translation & Commentary /80

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NARADA BHAKTI SUTRAS
 
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<p text="C">love that arises out of the recognition of the divinity

and splendour of God after realisation.
 
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<p text="C">Prahlad says, "<quote>&quot;O Hari! May not the ceaseless

flow of love and attachment leave my heart, while I

am constantly meditating upon Thee."&quot;</quote> (Vishnu

Purana---1.20.19). Devotion cometh and goeth in the

beginning. When it is fully ripe, the devotee has in-

tense attachment to the lotus feet of the Lord. Even

for the infinitesimal part of a second his mind does not

stir from the point or Lakshya. This is Anuraga.
 
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<p text="M">कथादिष्विति गर्ग : ॥ १७ ॥
 
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<ignore>Sutra 17. Kathaadishviti Gargah.
 
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<p text="T">The sage Garga thinks that Bhakti consists

in talks of His glory and greatness

and the stories of His various sports and the

like.
 
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<p text="G">कथादिषु : Katha-adishu: in holy talks (of Lord's
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glory and greatness) and the like (anuraga: devotion);

इति : iti: thus; f:गर्गः Garga sage Garga (manyati-
 

thinks).
 
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<p text="C">Garga, an apostle of Bhakti thinks that indul-

gence in talks of Lord'&apos;s glory and greatness, fondness

for spiritual conversation and the like is the sign of

devotion or the characteristic of divine love.
 
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<p text="C">The stories of the incarnations of God are most

elevating, inspiring and soul stirring. They instil de-

votion in the hearts of the hearers. There is a mys-

terious and marvellous charm in the stories pertaining

to Avataras. A sincere devotee loses himself in the

stories of Lord Rama or Lord Krishna.
 
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