Bhakthi defined

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Respected all,

I would like to complement what Sri Vishnu has written about bhakthi.

I have heard once from Sri Krishna Premi Swmigal what 'Bhakthi'

means.

 

Swami Nammalwar says 'Pathudai Adiyavark eliyavan'

(He is easily accesible to one who has attachment to Him'

 

Taking cue from this verse, we can derive that 'Attachment to Him'

is Bakhthi.

 

the attachment one has towards his wife is called as 'Love'

the attachment one has towards his son is called as 'Vatsalyam'

the attachment one has towards his friend is called as 'friendship'

 

Similarly, attachment to Lord is 'Bhakthi'

 

Remember the verse in Srimad BhagavatGita 'Maiyya saktha Mano

Partha'..

 

Lord here tells Sri Arjuna (Have 'Asakthi (attachment) towards me)

This is the same Lord who in previous verses says 'Do not have

Asakthi' on anything. (Our Poorvacharyas calls this as Tatva

Vachanam)

 

Let us see what 'Tatva Darisee vachanam'is. Swmai Nammalwar talk

about the same thing. earlier he says 'Veedu min murraum' (Leave all

your attachments), and later he says ''Pathudai Adiyavark eliyavan'.

 

 

hence we can conclude that "attachment towards Lord ' is Bhakthi.

 

Further, Emperumanar explains how this 'Attachment' shoule be..

 

He says 'Thaila dharavat Avichinna, Preethi poorvaka anusandanam

bakhthirit abijeeyathe'

 

Like an Oil would flow incessently, if one has atachment towards

Lord in the mode of 'love' that is Bakhthi... What a great

definition.

 

It is interesting to compare here what is the definition of Bakhthi

as given by Sankaracharya in Viveka Chudamani, he says

'Swasswaroopanu Sandanam bakhthirit abijeeyathe'

 

if one constantly relises that He is the supreme (Like Aham

Brahmasmi type ), that is Bakthi.

 

It is very clear that from whome Swami Emperumanar got his

definition right of Bakthi... It is from none other than Karimaran

Sadagopan.

 

Adiyen.

 

KM Narayanan

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Dear Sriman Narayanan Swami,

 

Thank you for the observations. The attachment you have mentioned

here is nothing but taking note of our natural SEsha - SEshi

sambandham. Hope I am right.

 

There may be some confusion in my previous mail as to whether Bhakti

is service or inclination to do service. The purANa pramANam quoted

by SrI Bhattar says it is service. But it is both, according to the

AchArya. One is gnAnam, other is anustAnam. Both are inseparable in

case of Sishtas (good people = who realized SEshatvam by His

blessings).

 

Dasan

Vishnu

 

ramanuja, "Kazhiyur Narayanan"

<km.narayanan@a...> wrote:

> Respected all,

> I would like to complement what Sri Vishnu has written about

bhakthi.

> I have heard once from Sri Krishna Premi Swmigal what 'Bhakthi'

> means.

>

> Swami Nammalwar says 'Pathudai Adiyavark eliyavan'

> (He is easily accesible to one who has attachment to Him'

>

> Taking cue from this verse, we can derive that 'Attachment to Him'

> is Bakhthi.

>

> the attachment one has towards his wife is called as 'Love'

> the attachment one has towards his son is called as 'Vatsalyam'

> the attachment one has towards his friend is called as 'friendship'

>

> Similarly, attachment to Lord is 'Bhakthi'

>

> Remember the verse in Srimad BhagavatGita 'Maiyya saktha Mano

> Partha'..

>

> Lord here tells Sri Arjuna (Have 'Asakthi (attachment) towards me)

> This is the same Lord who in previous verses says 'Do not have

> Asakthi' on anything. (Our Poorvacharyas calls this as Tatva

> Vachanam)

>

> Let us see what 'Tatva Darisee vachanam'is. Swmai Nammalwar talk

> about the same thing. earlier he says 'Veedu min murraum' (Leave

all

> your attachments), and later he says ''Pathudai Adiyavark eliyavan'.

>

>

> hence we can conclude that "attachment towards Lord ' is Bhakthi.

>

> Further, Emperumanar explains how this 'Attachment' shoule be..

>

> He says 'Thaila dharavat Avichinna, Preethi poorvaka anusandanam

> bakhthirit abijeeyathe'

>

> Like an Oil would flow incessently, if one has atachment towards

> Lord in the mode of 'love' that is Bakhthi... What a great

> definition.

>

> It is interesting to compare here what is the definition of Bakhthi

> as given by Sankaracharya in Viveka Chudamani, he says

> 'Swasswaroopanu Sandanam bakhthirit abijeeyathe'

>

> if one constantly relises that He is the supreme (Like Aham

> Brahmasmi type ), that is Bakthi.

>

> It is very clear that from whome Swami Emperumanar got his

> definition right of Bakthi... It is from none other than Karimaran

> Sadagopan.

>

> Adiyen.

>

> KM Narayanan