Nine Ways to Please Bhagavan Sri Krishna .

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Hare Krishna. Dandavat Pranam to Bhagavan Sri Krishna and all Vaishnavas,

Prahlada Maharaja has revealed in Srimad Bhagavatam (7.5.23-24) the (9) ways to please Bhagavan Sri Krishna (Maha-Vishnu) :

sravanam kirtanam visnohsmaranam pada-sevanamarcanam vandanam dasyamsakhyam atma-nivedanamiti pumsarpita visnaubhaktis cen nava-laksanakriyeta bhagavaty addhatan manye 'dhitam uttamam

( Hearing and chanting about the transcendental holy name, form, qualities, paraphernalia and pastimes of Bhagavan Vishnu , remembering them, serving the lotus feet of the Bhagavan, offering the Bhagavan respectful worship with sixteen types of paraphernalia, offering prayers to the Bhagavan , becoming His servant, considering the Bhagavan one's best friend, and surrendering everything unto Him (in other words, serving Him with the body, mind and words) -- these nine processes are accepted as pure Bhakti-yoga (Devotional service) .

One who has dedicated his life to the service of Bhagavan through these nine methods should be understood to be the most learned person, for he has acquired complete spiritual knowledge.)

Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya!!! SriKrishnaDasa Rajeev .

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Dandavat pranams to Bhagavan Krishna and

all Vaishnavites.

 

A humble rejoinder, giving examples of the Nava-lakshana Bhakti (Nine

lakshanas of Bhakti)

"Srivishnoh Sravane

Parikshid abhavat, Vaiyasakih keertane

Prahladah smarane anghripadma-bhajane Lakshmeeh Pruthuh Poojane

Akrurasthwabhivandane Kapipatih dasye cha sakhye Arjunah

Sarvaswatmanivedane Balirabhut Kaivalyam ete Viduh."

 

 

(Parikshit in listening to the Lord's

name, Sage Suka in extolling, Prahlada in remembering, Goddess Lakshmi

in the service of the Lotus feet, King Prithu in offering flowers,

Akrura in respectful salutation, Hanuman in servitude, Arjuna in

friendship, Mahabali in total surrender. These devotees are well-known

for their exclusiveness in the methods of worship.)

 

srikrishnadasa_rajeev wrote:

 

 

Hare Krishna. Dandavat

Pranam to Bhagavan Sri Krishna and all Vaishnavas,

Prahlada Maharaja has

revealed in Srimad Bhagavatam (7.5.23-24) the (9) ways to please

Bhagavan Sri Krishna (Maha-Vishnu) :

sravanam kirtanam visnoh

smaranam pada-sevanam

arcanam vandanam dasyam

sakhyam atma-nivedanam

iti pumsarpita visnau

bhaktis cen nava-laksana

kriyeta bhagavaty addha

tan manye 'dhitam uttamam

( Hearing and chanting about the transcendental

holy name, form, qualities, paraphernalia and pastimes of Bhagavan

Vishnu , remembering them, serving the lotus feet of the Bhagavan,

offering the Bhagavan respectful worship with sixteen types of

paraphernalia, offering prayers to the Bhagavan , becoming His servant,

considering the Bhagavan one's best friend, and surrendering everything

unto Him (in other words, serving Him with the body, mind and words) --

these nine processes are accepted as pure Bhakti-yoga (Devotional

service) .

One who has

dedicated his life to the service of Bhagavan through these nine

methods should be understood to be the most learned person, for he has acquired

complete spiritual knowledge.)

Om

Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya!!!

 

SriKrishnaDasa

Rajeev .