{"id":4613,"date":"2017-07-11T20:15:16","date_gmt":"2017-07-11T20:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/?p=4613"},"modified":"2017-07-11T20:15:16","modified_gmt":"2017-07-11T20:15:16","slug":"12-original","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/12-original\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 12 – Bhakti-Yoga or The Path of God-Love (Original)"},"content":{"rendered":"

SrI:\u00a0 SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:\u00a0 SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:\u00a0 SrImath varavaramunayE nama:<\/small><\/p>\n

Simple<\/a><\/p>\n

<< Chapter 11<\/a><\/p>\n

\"paramapadhanathan\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"ramanujar-4-forms\"bhagavath rAmAnuja<\/a> at AzhwArthirunagari, SrIperumbUthUr, SrIrangam and thirunArAyaNapuram<\/p>\n

AUM<\/h2>\n

\u015aRI BHAGAVAD-G\u012aT\u0100<\/h2>\n

WITH<\/h2>\n

SRI R\u0100M\u0100NUJA’S VI\u015aISHT\u0100DVAITA COMMENTARY<\/h2>\n

THE TWELFTH LECTURE,<\/h2>\n

NAMED<\/h2>\n

BHAKTI-YOGA<\/h2>\n

OR<\/h2>\n

THE PATH OF GOD-LOVE<\/h2>\n

PROEM<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Arjuna desired to see the unrestricted Sovereign Power of Parabrahma \u2014The Blessed Lord N\u0101r\u0101ya\u1e47a, \u2014the Object of Worship to all treaders of the Path of Bhakti. And This Power (or Universal Dominion) was made manifest to him by the Blessed Lord of Will Resolute, \u2014the Lord of the Divine Attributes, \u2014countless and exalted, \u2014of mercy, bounty, affability etc., of which He is the Ocean.<\/span><\/p>\n

Also it was shown that one-pointed and profound Bhakti alone was the Means by which to know and see and gain the Lord in His real nature.<\/span><\/p>\n

Next, in this Lecture (XII), the following points will be considered:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. The superiority of the Mode of Bhakti, involving God-meditation, over Soul-meditation (leading to Soul-realization only) in order to accomplish one\u2019s hoped-for ambition (i.e.<\/em>, any of the Four Purush\u0101rthas<\/em>),[1. Purush\u0101rthas<\/em> are the Four Ambitions of man: (1) Dharma (meritorious works), subdivided into Vedic Sacrifice (ishta<\/em>), and public works of charity such as tank-constructing (p\u016brt\u0101<\/em>) etc. (2) Artha<\/em> (wealth), or the Ved-appointed means of achieving \u2018works\u2019 on the one hand
    \nand enjoyment (k\u0101m\u0101<\/em> = 3) on the other. (3) K\u0101ma<\/em> (enjoyment), or the tasting of pleasures, be they of this world or other material worlds such as svarga. (4) Moksha<\/em> (Deliverance or Salvation) is either Kaivalya<\/em> or soul-enjoyment (=the Goal of Self-seekers), or Brahm\u0101nubhava<\/em> or God-enjoyment (the Goal of God-seekers).]\u2014(superiority) in point of early fulfilments (of hopes), and in point of     felicity<\/a> of performance.<\/li>\n
  2. The method of practising it (G\u012b<\/em>: xii-2<\/a>)<\/li>\n
  3. The Akshara<\/em>-Path (Gi:<\/em> xii-3<\/a>–4<\/a>–5<\/a>) for him who is inept[2. The ineptitude comes from the absence of love in devotion. This is explained in the commentary to stanza 12 ff<\/em>.] for Bhakti and its requisites.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    The superiority of God-Love (Bhakti-Path) consists in the superiority of the Object of that Love, viz<\/em>., God Himself. This superiority was briefly indicated in the Stanza: \u2018More even than the Yogis and of all, is he said to be the most superior, who, in faith and with his inmost heart (manas) plunged in Me, worships Me.\u2019 (G\u012b<\/em>: VI-47<\/a>).[3. See Foot note under this stanza<\/a> where it was stated that it was the index stanza to the Middle Division of G\u012bta (VII-XII).]
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