Narada Bhakti Sutra Verse 6

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Namaste Nurcarnation,

>Ji, is this state called the mahasamadhi? Correct me if I am wrong, in union

with the paramaathma (kali) the presence of jivathma is not there anymore. Thus

the 'I' disappear. This is so much like the characteristic of Bhagawan

Ramakrishna.

Yes you are right .

>Lets work on verse 6 Yat jnatva mattah bhavati, stabdhah bhavati, atmaramah

bhavati. As you wish.....................

(Yat) which knowing ( matto) intoxicated (bahavathi) becomes (stabdho)

silent(bahavathi) becomes(atmatramo)finding joy in one Own self (bhavathi)

becomes

Which by knowing becomes intoxicated becomes silent becomes finding joy in Self

This means the devotee who have been grace by such a devotion towards Him would

have this nature in him;

Intoxicated

This is because the god intoxicated man is unconscious of himself .To the

external world he looks like a drunkard. A drunkard is numb to the social

surrounding he is in his own world . Sage Narada is using this word to show how

difficult it is to judge such a man from a material man’s perceptive . To the

material man the spiritual fervour is like a toxicating substance that makes

one forget himself (Religion is the opium of mass) He is unable to assess the

sage from his reasoning and logical view point because he is not experiencing

what is the devotee who is immersed in Lord is experiencing. He don’t not

realize the devotee have not forgotten himself but have realized his Self. Thus

Sage Narada is defining the devotee as how he is seen by the ordinary person

perspective;

Silent

The word silent here signifies absence of any activities . The devotee is in

state of samadhi .He have merged with the Supreme losing identification with

the body which is only transitory. The silent is reflected by the calmness

within despite him living just like any one of us among us .It is an exordinary

combination of calmness and activity at the same time .

Find joy in his own Self

However, the silence above does not indicate absence of joy but he is actually

experiencing bliss in this state of unification. The joy he is experiencing is

not dependant on any circumstances or condition and eternal. In the previous

verse Sage Narada described what the devotee experiencing internally and in

this verse he is describing how does that experience is being perceived by the

other ordinary soul externally .The sage is doing this to show that the

internal experience can only be understood by the experiencer, however the

outer look could be only be seen by the ordinary person.

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