Guest guest Posted November 12, 2001 Report Share Posted November 12, 2001 > I have heard that the nine limbs of bhakti (sravana kirtanadi) would > be devided in vaidhi and raganuga, the first seven being vaidhi, and > the remaining two, sakhyam and atmanivedanam, being raganuga. > > Does anyone know the source of this concept? In the purport to SB 4.28.30, Srila Prabhupada writes: "Of the nine types of devotional service, only seven were immediately given. The balance—friendship and surrendering everything—were to be developed later. In other words, devotional service is divided into two categories—namely vidhi-märga and räga-märga. The process of becoming friends with the Lord and sacrificing everything for Him belongs to the category of räga-märga, the stage of developed devotional service. For the neophyte, the important processes are those of hearing and chanting (çravaëaà kértanam), remembering Kåñëa, worshiping the Deity in the temple, offering prayers and always engaging in the service of the Lord, and worshiping the lotus feet of the Lord." It was explained that the seven sons of the allegorical King Malayadhvaja were the seven processes of bhakti. I believe it should be taken from some acarya's commentary. Maybe Ekanath Prabhu will tell who wrote that? Srila Jiva Swami writes something similar in his commentary on this verse: ätmanäà çravaëädirucià sapteti sakhyätmanivedanayoù paräkäñöäpräptyanantaramevädhikärät. atmanam sravanadirucim sapteti sakhyatmanivedanayoh parakastapraptyanantaramevadhikarat Which, as far as I understand, means that the first seven give the eligibility for the last two. Your servant Adi-purusha das Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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