Aho-Bhaava...not thanks !!

[Guest guest]

Dear Babaji,

 

"duality" between "god" and "devotee" is core

foundation of devotion.Unless devotion has duality of

"you are "my" god" and " i am "your"devotee" the

devotion is impossible.

 

In devotion there are nine types of devotion.They are

called as "navavidha" bhakti.

 

When the devotee leaves everything including his

destiny to that particular god he loved ,the devotee

finds that everything is happening miraculasly

wonderful.He takes the problems in life as if they are

sent by his god to test him,every solutions he face in

his life ,he takes them as help from his beloved

god,all moments in the life he chains (includes) his

beloved god and find that all the worries in the life

are gone and his beloved god is taking always care of

him.This devotee always remain in pleasant state,After

and because of this the devotee comes to understand

that the everything is "leela" play of his god, he

starts surrendering fully to his god for everything he

gets materially and spiritulaly.

 

Since the devotee is worshiping a particular form,and

he experince the existance of his beloved god.The

devotee offers best food he is having,best

clothes,best place in home,the highest offering to the

god is the devotee also offers his heart to that

god,so that the devotee is in fully surrendered to his

beloved god.Then since evreything is surrendered to

the god,nothing remains with the devotee as material

as well as spiritual to surrender to his beloved

god.This the extreme devotion.The devotee becomes

begger of his god.

 

Now this devotee knows that his god takes care of him

and he has nothing to ask for something.The god starts

taking care of him.

 

Under this situation the devotee has devine power with

him,which helps him to suffer the karmic effect (not

to erase karmic effects)The devotee takes them as if

its gods gifts.

 

beggers or slaves naturally give thanks to their

masters,it is not at all un naturall.

 

Becoming begger of a god is very very higher position

in spirituality.

 

Lord shri Hanuman is best example of true slave

devoton of lord Shri Rama.

 

This is "sagunawith form" bhakti.

Those who worship "Saguna" and "nirguna" at the same

time gets none of this, they remain inbetween and

get confused about direction of their spiritual

progress.

 

 

The thanks obviously come out and thats natural

outcome from the devotee.

 

--- Baba ji <beirut_ka_baba wrote:

(you gave me different ways of sadhna and such body

which is rare ..what a kindness of yours !!!)

(Even with thousands mouths, I can not count the

favours he conferred upon me)

 

Do we really need a wordly Thanksgiving…after such a

prayer ???

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

For those interested in the academic aspect of Navavidha Bhakti, I

found this article of interest. Uday, since you appear to be

knowledgeable about this, is this information accurate and complete?

 

_/\_ Tat twam asi

 

Uma

 

Navavidha Bhakti

"Shravanam,Keertanam,Vishnoho Smaranam,Padasevanam,

Archanam,Vandanam,Dasyam,Sakhyam,Atmanivedanam"

(SrimadBhagavata.7- 5-23-24)

 

Stage or Form of Bhakti Meaning Name of the Devotee

Shravanam Audition Pariskhit

Keertanam Recapitulation Shukamuni

Smaranam Remembrance Pralhad

Padasevanam Service at the feet of the Lord Lakshmi

Archanam Worship(Pooja) Pruthu

Vandanam Salutations with praise Akrura

Dasyam Service(Seva) Anjaneya

Sakhyam Friendliness Arjun

Atmanivedanam Surrendering one self Bali

 

There are two classic authority on the philosophy of Bhakti.

Narada BhaktiSutras (Book of Aphorisms on Divine Love)

Shandilya BhaktiSutras (Enquiry into Divine Love)

Narada`s BhaktiSutras states eleven stages/forms of Bhakti, while

SrimadBhagavat states nine.

1)Gunamantrasakti,(2)Rupasakti,(3)Poojasakti,(4)Smaransakti,( 5)

Dasyasakti, (6)Sakhyasakti,(7)Vastalyasakti,(8)Kanyasakti,(9)

Atmanivedanamsakti(10)Tan mayasakti, (11)Paramvirahasakti

 

http://padasalgi.tripod.com/bha1.html

 

 

 

, "udaykumar S.K." <udaykumar001

wrote:

>

>> In devotion there are nine types of devotion.They are

> called as "navavidha" bhakti.

>

>

[Guest guest]

I am refering to the book which we read everyday in

our sampraday "Dasbodh" by Lord shri Samartha

"Ramdas"swami, the incarnation of "Lord shri Hanuman".

 

He has mentioned in that book nine types of bhakti. In

fact the examples themselves are enough which are

named in your posting.

 

1.Shravan Bhakti = Lord Shri Ramdas Swamiji says Doing

Shravan (listening) Bhakti clarifies doubts about god,

thus the devotion and love in god improves.

 

Here is what is written in his book partly,

 

He says what is Shravan Bhakti?,

 

It is to Listen which are the routes are available for

liberation,karma marg, Upasana Marg, Dnyan Marg,

Gurubhakti Marg, Yogmarg, Vairagyamarg,to listen about

everything.

 

To Listen about the wonderfull things in the world,

how people do their sadhana,like some only on

milk,some only on water,some only on

grass,panchamakari,aghori,kapalik,,

 

To listen about mudras,bhuchari,Khechari,

chachri,Agochari, Shanmukhi,Mahamudra, Shambhavi what

are they, He says Lord shri shiva could get success in

"shambavi"mudra, therefore his name has been given to

this mudra.

 

To listen what are the chakras,,then anatomy of human,

animals, 21 heavens, 7 patals, what and how are the

places of brahma,vishnu,mahesh,indra,gods,

rishis,vayu,varun ,kuber ,astha dikpals,

 

To listen about 14 bhuvansa, yaksha,gandharva, so many

mantras, good and bad times,32 lakshans, 64 vidyas,64

kalas

 

To listen what is "bhutjaya",what are the ashta

sidhdhis, anima,garima, laghima,mahima, prapti,

prakamya, ishitva, vashita, yatrakamayasayitva.

 

To listen which are the three doshas, vata kafa

pitta,how to control them,how to use them what are the

timings the are effective?,

 

To listen about hell, heaven ,what is rourav,what is

kumbhipak,what is yamaloka,what is sukha in heaven,

 

To listen what is "rigveda=pradnyanam brahma,

"Yajurveda=Aham brahmasmi",

"Samaveda=Tatvamasi","Atharva veda=Ayamatma

Brahma",the four master quotation of vedas?,

 

To listen what are the four bodies of

pinda=sthula,sukshma,Karana and mahakaran.

 

To listen what is saguna and what is nirguna.To listen

the doing the avataras,

 

There is still more,but in totallity "samartha" says

shravan bhakti is to listen and gain knowledge of the

fundamentals of reaching towards godliness. The

fundamentals are proper then it makes the mindset good

for devotion and thus devotion results into godliness.

 

I shall try to translate about other bhaktis in other

mails.

 

--- Tatwamasi <tatwamasi wrote:

 

>

> For those interested in the academic aspect of

> Navavidha Bhakti,