61. Lokahanau Chinta na Karya nivedatatmalokavedatvat. Bhakta is not mindful of the public censure or criticism. He has abandoned everything, all his world self as well as Vedas to the lord.... Read more
41. tasminastatajjane bhedabhavat Because there is no difference between God and his devotee. Here Narad tells about the oneness of God and his devotee. The devotee becomes established in Go... Read more
27. Ishwarsyapyabhimana dveshitvat dainyapriyatvat cha. Narad says that God dislikes the sense of self or ego and he likes one’s feeling of helplessness and one’s inadequacy in obtaining sal... Read more
19. Navadastu tadarpitakhilacharita tadvismarane paramvyakulteti. Now, Narad gives his interpretation to surrender everything one possesses to Him and to feel extreme anguish if He is forgot... Read more
6.Yat gyatva matto bhavati, Sthabhdho bhavati, atmaramo bhavati. Narad is, here describing a person attained to Bhakti. Once a person has drowned himself in the ocean of devotion, he abandon... Read more
The Bhakti Sutras of Narad and the Bhakti Mimansa of Shandilya are the most authoritative treatises among the ancient Sanskrit texts on Bhakti literature. These texts outlive the philosophy... Read more