Upadesa Saram, V. 5

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To serve the world, looked upon as the

manifestation of the Lord, is to offer

worship to the Lord of the Eight Forms.

 

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D.M. Sastri

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Serving the world with an attitude that it is

the Lord is the worship of the Lord of eight

forms (five elements viz. space, air, fire,

water, earth; the Sun, the Moon and the

conscious being).

 

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Dayananda

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Worship of God in His eight-fold form,

understanding that He is so manifest,

is proper worship of Him.

 

The same is expressed forcibly by Ramana

in Arunachala Pancaratnam:

"He who, with Heart to you surrendered,

Beholds for ever you alone,

Sees all things as forms of you

And loves and serves them as none other

Than the Self, O Aruna Hill,

Triumphs, because he is immersed

In you whose being is pure bliss."

 

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Natarajan

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