Narada Bhakti Sutras - Text, Transliteration, Translation & Commentary /105

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KNOWLEDGE AND DEVOTION
 

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<ignore>7. KNOWLEDGE AND DEVOTION
 
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<p text="M">तस्य ज्ञानमेव साधनमित्येके ॥ २८ ॥
 
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<ignore>Sutra 28. Tasya jnanameva Saadhanamityeke.
 
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<p text="T">In the view of some, knowledge (of the object

loved) alone is the means to attain (devotion).
 
Tasyah of that supreme Love;
knowledge; : eva alone;
 
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<p text="G">त स्य :
 
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--- Tasyah of that supreme Love; ज्ञानम् :
--- Jnanam
 
: knowledge; <error>एवं</error><fix>एव</fix> : --- eva : alone; साधनम् :
Sadhanam
 
: means;
 
इति : iti: thus; एके :
--- some (teachers think).
 
इति : iti: thus;
 
:
 
के :
 
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<p text="C">Bhakti must be preceded by the knowledge that

the object of one'&apos;s devotion and worship is the Lord,

who is Omnipotent, Omniscient, all-merciful, who pos-

sesses Infinite auspicious qualities, who is the sup-

port and substratum of all etc. Without this know-

ledge, there will be no faith in God, without faith

there will be no attachment to God, and without

attachment there will be no lasting and intense devo-
tion.
 

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<p text="C">Jnana here is not Brahma Gyana. It is only an

ordinary understanding.
 
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<p text="C" merge-next="true">Some say "&quot;Even in the worldly parlance, know-

ledge comes first. Through knowledge of a thing, one

gets love for that object. A girl gets knowledge of

her would be husband: "&quot;He can sing well. He is

beautiful. He has passed his I.C.S. examination. He
is now a district magistrate and so on."
is now a district magistrate and so on.&quot; A patient

gets knowledge of the virtuous qualities of barley.

Then he loves Barley and takes with delight bread

made of barley. He knows it is cooling and sattvic
 
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