‘Navadha Bhakti’

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…… " But, what is the method preached and practiced by Sri Sainath for

reaching such a height of human evolution. Baba used to take the name

of Sri Ram frequently and used to advise His devotees to read books

like Ram Vijai, Ramayan, etc. Precisely, He wanted the devotees to

imbibe, to the extent possible, the qualities of Sri Ram. `Navami'

means the ninth day from the moon. It is a point in an almanac time

schedule. We will better understand the spiritual significance of

Ramnavami by interpreting `Navami' as Navadha. `Navadha Bhakti' then is

the key word to bring about excellence in us, which is synonym with

spiritual progress. Navadha Bhakti means nine-fold devotional approach

to God or Sadguru i.e., Bhajan, Smaran, Dhyana etc. Baba during His

departure from the mortal body had given nine rupees to His ardent

devotee Laxmi as a symbol of Navadha Bhakti to be practiced by the

followers. This was His last gesture and we must follow its

significance. " .....