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<ignore>6. SUPREMACY OF DEVOTION
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<p text="C">described in the sacred scriptures but devotion to the
Lord is the end of them all.
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<p text="C">Jnana is the fruit of the practice of Sadhana
Chatushtaya, the four-fold Sadhana and meditation.
Purity of heart and the effacement of the ego is the
result of the practice of Karma Yoga.
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<p text="C">Kaivalya is the fruit of the practice of Raja Yoga.
But Bhakti is itself of the nature of result. In the case
of Bhakti we begin with Bhakti and end with Bhakti
Love or Bhakti has not come as a result of anything.
It has not come to a devotee as a new thing. It is
always there.
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<p text="C">Jnana, Karma, Yoga are the paths which give you
the result in the form of Bhakti or supreme devotion
to the Lord.
</p>
<p text="C">Para Bhakti is the goal itself. It is the highest
stage. It is not fruit but it is of the nature of fruit.
It is superior to other Yogas. The other Yogas repre-
sent a lower stage in spiritual development. Para
Bhakti is not the effect of any action or effort or
Sadhana done by the aspirant. If it is an effect, then
it cannot be eternal.
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<p text="C">Devotion is higher than the others, because it is
its own reward. It is devotion for devotion''s sake. It
is love for love''s sake. Therefore, Narada says Phala-
rupatwat. That is the reason why it excels others.
Those who follow other paths cherish some ulterior
motives in view. So they fail to attain God.
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<p text="M">ईश्वरस्याप्यभिमानद्वेषित्वाद् दैन्यप्रियत्वाच्च ॥ २७ ॥
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<ignore>Sutra 27. Easwarasyapyabhimaanadweshitwat
dainyapriyattwattcha.
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<ignore>6. SUPREMACY OF DEVOTION
33
93
<p text="C">described in the sacred scriptures but devotion to the
Lord is the end of them all.
<p text="C">Jnana is the fruit of the practice of Sadhana
Chatushtaya, the four-fold Sadhana and meditation.
Purity of heart and the effacement of the ego is the
result of the practice of Karma Yoga.
<p text="C">Kaivalya is the fruit of the practice of Raja Yoga.
But Bhakti is itself of the nature of result. In the case
of Bhakti we begin with Bhakti and end with Bhakti
Love or Bhakti has not come as a result of anything.
It has not come to a devotee as a new thing. It is
always there.
<p text="C">Jnana, Karma, Yoga are the paths which give you
the result in the form of Bhakti or supreme devotion
to the Lord.
<p text="C">Para Bhakti is the goal itself. It is the highest
stage. It is not fruit but it is of the nature of fruit.
It is superior to other Yogas. The other Yogas repre-
sent a lower stage in spiritual development. Para
Bhakti is not the effect of any action or effort or
Sadhana done by the aspirant. If it is an effect, then
it cannot be eternal.
<p text="C">Devotion is higher than the others, because it is
its own reward. It is devotion for devotion
is love for love
rupatwat. That is the reason why it excels others.
Those who follow other paths cherish some ulterior
motives in view. So they fail to attain God.
<p text="M">ईश्वरस्याप्यभिमानद्वेषित्वाद् दैन्यप्रियत्वाच्च ॥ २७ ॥
<ignore>Sutra 27. Easwarasyapyabhimaanadweshitwat
dainyapriyattwattcha.
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