This #navratri2021 let's celebrate each day by thinking and discussing each step of bhakti, to make it more relevant in our spiritual journey!
Hindu scriptures provide the 9 steps of Bhakti known as Navdha Bhakti. Let's start with Day 1!
Day 1: Sharvanam (1/7)
Hindu scriptures provide the 9 steps of Bhakti known as Navdha Bhakti. Let's start with Day 1!
Day 1: Sharvanam (1/7)
The Shloka from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.5.23-24 tells the 9 types of Bhaktis:
श्रवणं कीर्तनं विष्णोः स्मरणं पादसेवनम्।
अर्चनं वन्दनं दास्यं सख्यमात्मनिवेदनम्॥
These steps are not necessary to be sequential and are considered to be different ways of bhakti.
श्रवणं कीर्तनं विष्णोः स्मरणं पादसेवनम्।
अर्चनं वन्दनं दास्यं सख्यमात्मनिवेदनम्॥
These steps are not necessary to be sequential and are considered to be different ways of bhakti.
Our Today's topic is:
श्रवण - Listen to God's lila, narrative, significance, power, source, etc. with absolute reverence with the unlimited mind. Same as Parikshit listened to Bhagwat Purana.
श्रवण - Listen to God's lila, narrative, significance, power, source, etc. with absolute reverence with the unlimited mind. Same as Parikshit listened to Bhagwat Purana.
This is also known as Satsang: Listening to spiritual discourses or devotional songs related to God.
In the Ramacharitmanas 3.35 - 3.36, Shri Rama explains Navdha Bhakti to Shabri:
प्रथम भगति संतन्ह कर संगा।
The first step to devotion is to keep company of the saints (Satsang).
In the Ramacharitmanas 3.35 - 3.36, Shri Rama explains Navdha Bhakti to Shabri:
प्रथम भगति संतन्ह कर संगा।
The first step to devotion is to keep company of the saints (Satsang).
Parkishit Maharaj is one great example of Shavanam Bhakti, who attained liberation, by listening to the glory of Shree Krishna towards the end of His days on Earth.
There is nothing great like listening to Shreemad Bhagwatam in the age of Kali (that's why we organize Katha)
There is nothing great like listening to Shreemad Bhagwatam in the age of Kali (that's why we organize Katha)
You can imagine the all-inclusive nature of Hinduism when an activity like listening makes the first-ever thing to do in Bhakti Marga.
Also Listening is the topmost interpersonal skill even to interact with someone learned.
Also Listening is the topmost interpersonal skill even to interact with someone learned.
There are many practices in our Dharma that signified the importance of listening.
Listening to Slocas chanted by eligible persons, listening to the discourse of guru, listening to kirtan, bhajan, and Carnatic music, even listening to bells of the temple are some examples.
Listening to Slocas chanted by eligible persons, listening to the discourse of guru, listening to kirtan, bhajan, and Carnatic music, even listening to bells of the temple are some examples.
Bhakti Yoga is described by Swami Vivekananda as "the path of systematized devotion for the attainment of union with the Absolute".
In this Path Sharvanam i.e Listening makes a very foundation step.
Tomorrow we will talk about Kirtanam. Stay tuned in this Upasana of Navratri.
In this Path Sharvanam i.e Listening makes a very foundation step.
Tomorrow we will talk about Kirtanam. Stay tuned in this Upasana of Navratri.
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