Re: Sri Krishna's instructions to Sanatan
Originally Posted by
jopmala
Namaskar anadiji
In the sloka “ tabat karmani” it is said that until one attains sradhya bhakti in hearing narrations about sri krishna, he can practise karma
( does prescribed karmas means Nitya naimittik karma ?).
Dandavat jopmala,
well, karma (prescribed activity) is the activity according one's dharma (prescribed duty), the other possibilities are vikarma and akarma.
The prescribed duty according varnashram dharma system is called naimittk (occasional) dharma, that one has to fulfill in a particular life.
Nitya Dharma is the eternal Dharma, the eternal duty of the soul, when one realizes one's spiritual body and the loving relation with the Lord of one's heart.
To attain this level one has to get to the meditational type of bhakti, which in the case of Gaudiya Vaishnavas is called Raganuga sadhan bhakti.
sevA sAdhaka-rUpeNa siddha-rUpeNa cAtra hi |
tad-bhAva-lipsunA kAryA vraja-lokAnusArataH ||
Bhakti-rasamrita-sindhu 1.2.295
The devotional service should be done -sevA atra hi
in the body of practitioner (externally)- sAdhaka-rUpeNa
and in the perfect (spiritual) body (internally) - ca siddha-rUpeNa
Desiring to obtain a particular state of love - tad-bhAva-lipsunA ,
the most important (the essence) is to follow -sArataH kAryA anu
the residents of Vrindavan - vraja-loka
Krishna Das Kaviraj re-affirms Sri Rupa’s statements in Madhya 22.156-157:
bāhya, antara, — ihāra dui ta' sādhana
'bāhye' sādhaka-dehe kare śravaṇa-kīrtana
'mane' nija-siddha-deha kariyā bhāvana
rātri-dine kare vraje kṛṣṇera sevana
This (Raganuga bhakti) is really a dual Practice - ihārata' dui sādhana
external (and) internal - bāhya antara
Externally in the trainee body one does hearing and chanting - bāhye sādhaka dehe kare śravaṇa kīrtana
In the mind one does visualize (imagine) one's own perfect body - mane kariyā bhāvana nija siddha-deha
and day and night (in the mind!)one does service for Krishna in Vraja - ratri-dine kare sevana kṛṣṇera vraje.
nitya-siddha kṛṣṇa-prema 'sādhya' kabhu naya
śravaṇādi-śuddha-citte karaye udaya
The eternal perfect love for Krișna - nitya-siddha prema kṛṣṇa
is not obtain at a particular time - naya sādhya kabhu
Beginning with hearing (about the pastimes of the Supreme Lord) - ādi śravaṇa
The heart is purified and it (love) awakens - citte śuddha karaye udaya
Caitanya Caritamrita 2.22.107-108
ei ta sādhana-bhakti — dui ta' prakāra
eka 'vaidhī bhakti', 'rāgānugā-bhakti' āra
This bhakti practice is of two kinds - ei ta sādhana-bhakti dui ta prakāra
One bhakti follows the general vaishnava regulative principles - eka bhakti vaidhī
the other bhakti follows the attachment (or the feelings of the residents of Vrindavan for Krishna) - āra bhakti rāgānugā
rāga-hīna jana bhaje śāstrera ājñāya
'vaidhī bhakti' bali' tāre sarva-śāstre gāya
The persons without attachment (to follow the feelings of the residents of Vrindavan for Krishna) - jana hīna rāga
do worship according the general knowledge of vaishnava writings - bhaje śāstrera ājñāya
saying that vaidhī bhakti - bali vaidhī bhakti
it is glorified in all spiritual writings - tāre gāya sarva-śāstre
Last edited by anadi; 24 June 2013 at 10:46 AM.
Reason: two more verses were added
tadetadAtAravilochanasri / sambhAvitASeza vinamragarvam
muhur murArer madhurAdharoztham / mukhAmbujam chumbati mAnasam me
kRSNa karNamRtam 85
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