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                           Narada bhakthi suthra 
                        
                          - Gospel of Divine Love

The sage Narada , known as Devarshi is the mAnasaputhra of Brahma and 
his story is told in detail in Bhagavatha. Bhakthi is extolled by 
Krishna in the Gita and also in Bhagavatha. So Narada bhakthi suthra 
should be studied along with the two works.While the Brahma suthra  
of Vyasa pertains to knowledge and the Dharmasuthra of Jaimini is 
about  karmamarga this work is about bhakthi without which jnana 
becomes dry and karma causes bondage.

Gita advocates jnanayoga,  karmayoga and bhakthiyoga, which purifies 
the intellect , will and emotion respectively and the blend of all 
the three is a sure means of speedy achievement of the goal, namely 
moksha.Narada bhakthi suthra , is a synthesis of all the three, the 
other two being made possible by bhakthi.

Ramakrishna has stressed the path of devotion as the best and easiest 
in kaliyuga and this work is the guide  book for sincere seekers that 
leads them by hand from the start to finish. This is not an 
intellectually
systematised thought process but an exposition that came out of 
experience.To follow the path of bhakthi one need not be well versed 
in sasthras or belong to high caste etc. The only requisite is 
sraddha and bhakthi.

What is bhakthi? Love of God, which is the ultimate stage of all 
other love commonly felt in the world, which are only a semblance of 
that love, whcih is bhakthi.You do not see him or speak to him but 
you feel that he is very close to you and he can see you and hear you 
and knows your innermost thoughts.Narada bhakthi suthra elucidates 
the concept of bhakthi, the supreme divine love and outlines the 
steps leading to it.





 
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