RE: [Guruvayur/Guruvayoor] The eight kinds of worship

June 28, 2006

!! Sri Rama Jayam !!

And 'Atmanivedanam' becomes the nineth step of devotion. King Bali stands as the classic example of this type. Realizing that the supreme is standing at his door as a brahmana, he surrendered all his belongings & himself (body, mind & soul) at the feet of lord. Eventually Lord became his gaurdian till eternity.

Therefore, there are nine kinds of devotion and not eight. This is better known as 'Navadha Bhakti' as similarly described by Sri Rama to Mother Sabari.

Hare Krishna

Hare Rama

guruvayur [guruvayur ]On Behalf Of sarojram18Tuesday, June 27, 2006 10:53 PMguruvayur Subject: [Guruvayur/Guruvayoor] The eight kinds of worship

The eight kinds of worship given in Bhagavathas in Prahladacharithra are slightly different sravaNam kirthanam vishnOh smaraNam paadhasevanamarchanam vandhanam dhaasyam sakhyam aatmanivedhanam.Srvanam is listening to the kathaas and the glory of The Lord, through which one can attain Him. The example of this kind of Bhakthi is Pareekshith.Kirthanam is singing His glory and Narada is an example of this kind of bhakthi and so are the saint composers like Thyagharaja, Purandharadas etc.Smaranam is constant remembering of Him and His name.Uddhava can be cited as an example of this kind of bhakthi.Archanam is worshipping Him with flowers and chanting sahasranama etc.Periazvar and Paraasarabhattaretc were this kind of bhakthas.Vandhanam is bowing down to Him in devotion. Almost all the acharyas are examples of this.Dhaasyam is to be His Dasa doing His bidding. Of course everyone will know that Hanuman was this kind of bhaktha.Sakhyam is lookin upon Him as a friend like Arjuna did.Finally paadhasevanam is serving at His feet. Mahalakshmi herself illustrates this kind of bhakthi.

June 28, 2006

You are right. I am sorry for the omission though I have given the sloka correctly. Navavidhabhakthi is right. I got carried away by the previous mail on 8kinds of worship and forgot to count!Thanks for the correction. Saroja Ramanujam"PS, Vinod K (GE Infra, Energy)" <vinod.ps wrote: !! Sri Rama Jayam !! And 'Atmanivedanam' becomes the nineth step of devotion. King Bali stands as the classic example of this type. Realizing that the supreme is standing at his door as a brahmana, he surrendered all his belongings & himself (body, mind & soul) at the feet of lord. Eventually Lord became his gaurdian till eternity. Therefore, there are nine kinds of devotion and not eight. This is better known as 'Navadha Bhakti' as similarly described by Sri Rama to Mother Sabari. Hare Krishna Hare Rama guruvayur [guruvayur ]On Behalf Of sarojram18Tuesday, June 27, 2006 10:53 PMguruvayur Subject: [Guruvayur/Guruvayoor] The eight kinds of worship The eight kinds of worship given in Bhagavathas in Prahladacharithra are slightly different sravaNam kirthanam vishnOh smaraNam paadhasevanamarchanam vandhanam dhaasyam sakhyam aatmanivedhanam.Srvanam is listening to the kathaas and the glory of The Lord, through which one can

attain Him. The example of this kind of Bhakthi is Pareekshith.Kirthanam is singing His glory and Narada is an example of this kind of bhakthi and so are the saint composers like Thyagharaja, Purandharadas etc.Smaranam is constant remembering of Him and His name.Uddhava can be cited as an example of this kind of bhakthi.Archanam is worshipping Him with flowers and chanting sahasranama etc.Periazvar and Paraasarabhattaretc were this kind of bhakthas.Vandhanam is bowing down to Him in devotion. Almost all the acharyas are examples of this.Dhaasyam is to be His Dasa doing His bidding. Of course everyone will know that Hanuman was this kind of bhaktha.Sakhyam is lookin upon Him as a friend like Arjuna did.Finally paadhasevanam is serving at His feet. Mahalakshmi herself illustrates this kind of bhakthi. May god bless you, Dr. Saroja Ramanujam, M.A., Ph.D, Siromani in sanskrit.

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