Narada Bhaksi Sutras

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Bhakti: The Best Means

 

Sutra 81: Trisatyasya bhaktireva gariyasi bhaktireva gariyasi

 

Only love of the absolute, eternal truth is the greatest; this love

indeed, is the greatest.

 

Sutra 82: Gunamahatmyasaktirupasakti pujasakti smaranasakti dasyasakti

sakhasakti vatsalyasakti kantasakti atmanivedanasakti tanmayasakti

paramavirahasakti rupaikadhapyekada sadha bhavati.

 

Bhakti of Divine Live, though in itself one only, manifests itself in

the following eleven forms: (1) Love of the glorification of the

Lord's blessed qualities, (2) Love of his enchanting beauty, (3) Love

of worship, (4) Love of constant remembrance, (5) Love of service, (6)

Love of Him as a friend, (7) Love of Him as a son or child, (8) Love

for Him as that of a wife for her husband, (9) Love of self-surrender

to Him, (10) Love of complete absorption in Him, (11) Love of the pain

of separation from Him.

 

CONCLUSION

 

Sutra 83: Ityevam vadanti janajalpanirbhaya ekamatah

kumara-vyasa-suka-sandilya-garga-vishnu-konudilya-seshah-uddhav-aruni-bali-hanum\

ad-vibhishana-adayo

bhaktacharyah.

 

Thus, the teachers of devotion, Sanatkumara, Vyasa, Suka, Sandilya,

Garga, Vishnu, Koundilya, Sesha, Uddhava, Aruni, B ali, Hanuman,

Vibhishana, etc., proclaim unanimously in this strain, without fear of

the carping criticisms of men.

 

Sutra 84: Ya idam Naradaproktam sivanusasanam visvasati sraddhate sa

bhaktiman bhavati sa preshtham labhate sa preshtham labhate iti.

 

He who believes and has faith in this auspicious teaching expounded by

Narada becomes endowed with Bhakti and realises the most beloved

(Lord), attains the most beloved (Lord).

 

Om Tat Sat! Om Santi Santi Santihi!