Narada Bhakti Sutras - Text, Transliteration, Translation & Commentary /97

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<ignore>6. SUPREMACY OF DEVOTION
 
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<ignore>6. SUPREMACY OF DEVOTION
 
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<p text="M">सा तु कर्मज्ञानयोगेभ्योऽप्यधिकतरा ॥ २५ ॥
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<ignore>Sutra 25. Saa tu karmajnanayogebhyopyadhika-
 
taraa.
 

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<p text="T">It (supreme devotion) is again higher than action

knowledge and Yoga.
 
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<p text="G">सा : Saa : it; devotion, that Para Bhakti ;
तु :
 
AT tu :
 
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Saa it again; devotion, that Para Bhakti in distinction from others;
tu again; in distinction from others;
 
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कर्म
 
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ज्ञानयोगेभ्यः Karma-yoga-jnana-yogebhya: than action,

knowledge and Yoga; 3अपि : --- api: even; afअधिकतरा :

--- Adhikatara superior, higher. greater.
 
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<p text="C">In Sutras 25 to 33 Narada explains the greatness

of Para Bhakti. He says that Karma, Jnana and Yoga

are methods to achieve the result whereas Bhakti is

the result itself.
 
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<p text="C">Yogi is one who enters into a living communion

with God and perfectly realises His immanence and

activity everywhere in the world.
 
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<p text="C">Unless one is blessed with love of the Lord, unless
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one&apos;s heart is purified by devotion, it is impossible to

perform unselfish service.
 
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<p text="C">Without real devotion one cannot know the

nature of the Lord.
 
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<p text="C">In the beginning you can do your duty to your

own family or country. But your heart should ex-

pand. You should consider all mankind as your

family, the whole world as your country, the whole

world as your home and body.
 
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