Pyari ji....Gyan, karam, yog and bhakti -part 3

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continued...

 

In short it can be summarized into:

 

The goal of fruitve action- karma is heavenly abodes and the results

are temporary celestial pleasures. It is like an earned and deposited

money in a bank. Once the money is withdrawn and spent, after some

time one has to come

back to square one to start all over again.

 

So well executed karma simply yields material profits and dies.

 

The goal of Jnana, subtle knowledge is liberation of the soul from the

misery of Maya. Once liberation is achieved, Jnana is also finished

for ever and no individuality nor identity of the soul is ever

retained. Thus ends the Jnana too.

 

But the goal of Bhakti is eternal Bhakti itself. Maintaining a divine

form and divine senses, the individual soul eternally enjoys

transcendental bliss in divine love and service to Divine Beloved,

the Supreme Soul.

 

It is said again by Sri Veda Vyasa in the Scriptures:

 

yad durlabhaM yad aprApyaM manasoyann agocaram

tadpy aprArthito dhyAto dadAti madhusUdanaH

 

"That selfless Divine Love, which is RARE,

that is UNATTAINABLE,and that of which the MIND

CANNOT EVEN PERCIEVE, IS AQUIRED WITHOUT ASKING,

THROUGH HIS DIVINE GRACE."

 

Ramayana of Sri Tulasi Das also stresses on Devotion to the Lord -

 

mana krama vacana chAMDi caturAyI

bhatahiM kRpA karata raghurAyI

 

"Abandoning all the craftiness of mind, deceitful desires & deeds,

and intellectual arrogance, if ONE should PRACTICE DEVOTION with body,

mind and heart, then ONE WILL BE ABLE TO RECEIVE GOD'S GRACE,

by which is ATTAINED THE ESSENCE OF HLADINI SAKTI,i.e.PREMA BHAKTI."

 

avirala bhakti visuddha tava zruti purANa jehi gAva

jehi khojata yogIza muni prabhu prasAda kovu pAva

.....dehu dayA kari rAma

 

"The Pure Divine Love is SELFLESS and SPOTLESS.

All the Scriptures HIGHLY acclaim the VIRTUES of PREMA BHAKTI!

 

All Saints, Sages, Sadhakas are searching out and SEEKING that same

TREASURE of DEVOTION and a FEW fortunate SOULS ATTAIN THROUGH HIS

DIVINE GRACE!"

 

"O Lord! If You desire to give me SOMETHING, then ALL I ASK FOR IS

PREMA BHAKTI"

 

Obviously, the Lord is HESITANT to GRANT DEVOTION.

 

What is the reason for this reluctance?

 

The answer is that God BECOMES ETERNALLY BOUND BY this PREMA BHAKTI

and SERVES the PURE DEVOTEE who has tied HIM with the UNBREAKABLE

BONDS OF DIVINE LOVE.

 

(Please read the book - 'Prema Rasa Siddhant'

by Jagadguru Sri Rama Kripalu Maharaj for more details)

 

Jaya Sri Radhey!