Respected all, I would like to complement what Sri Vishnu has written about bhakthi. I have heard once from Sri Krishna Premi Swmigal what 'Bhakthi' means. Swami Nammalwar says 'Pathudai Adiyavark eliyavan' (He is easily accesible to one who has attachment to Him' Taking cue from this verse, we can derive that 'Attachment to Him' is Bakhthi. the attachment one has towards his wife is called as 'Love' the attachment one has towards his son is called as 'Vatsalyam' the attachment one has towards his friend is called as 'friendship' Similarly, attachment to Lord is 'Bhakthi' Remember the verse in Srimad BhagavatGita 'Maiyya saktha Mano Partha'.. Lord here tells Sri Arjuna (Have 'Asakthi (attachment) towards me) This is the same Lord who in previous verses says 'Do not have Asakthi' on anything. (Our Poorvacharyas calls this as Tatva Vachanam) Let us see what 'Tatva Darisee vachanam'is. Swmai Nammalwar talk about the same thing. earlier he says 'Veedu min murraum' (Leave all your attachments), and later he says ''Pathudai Adiyavark eliyavan'. hence we can conclude that "attachment towards Lord ' is Bhakthi. Further, Emperumanar explains how this 'Attachment' shoule be.. He says 'Thaila dharavat Avichinna, Preethi poorvaka anusandanam bakhthirit abijeeyathe' Like an Oil would flow incessently, if one has atachment towards Lord in the mode of 'love' that is Bakhthi... What a great definition. It is interesting to compare here what is the definition of Bakhthi as given by Sankaracharya in Viveka Chudamani, he says 'Swasswaroopanu Sandanam bakhthirit abijeeyathe' if one constantly relises that He is the supreme (Like Aham Brahmasmi type ), that is Bakthi. It is very clear that from whome Swami Emperumanar got his definition right of Bakthi... It is from none other than Karimaran Sadagopan. Adiyen. KM Narayanan ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/.itolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> azhwAr emberumAnAr jeeyAr thiruvadigalE saranam Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ramanuja/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: ramanuja-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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