Narada Bhakti Sutras - Text, Transliteration, Translation & Commentary /37

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<ignore>3. FRUITS OF BHAKTI
 

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<p>perfect satisfaction. Therefore he does not desire

anything else. He is conscious of the unreality and

illusory nature of worldly objects. Hence he does not

take any interest in them. His thirst for sensual plea-

sure has been quenched for ever by the attainment

of God-realisation. His heart is full now. Kingdom,

wealth, power, etc., have no attraction for him.
 
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<p text="C">Why does desire manifest? On account of Avidya

or ignorance or imperfection or lack of bliss. When

one gets darshan of God, all desires are burnt up.

When the boy Dhruva had Darshan of Lord Hari, the

desire to obtain kingdom that prompted him to wor-

ship the Lord disappeared. Devotion is a fire like

Gyanagni (fire of wisdom) that burns up all mundane
desires.
 

desires.</p>
<p text="C">Desires arise from a sense of imperfection or

limitation. The feeling of imperfection is possible

only when a man finds something outside himself.

other than himself. When the devotee attains God-

realisation he is not conscious of anything other than

God. Therefore a devotee becomes absolutely desire-
less.
 

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<p text="C"><bold>Na Sochati:</bold> A devotee has no grief. He has no

particular attachment to any object or person. He

expects nothing, hopes nothing, fears nothing. He

has no disappointment, frustration or failure or loss.

Therefore he has no grief.
 
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<p text="C" merge-next="true">The devotee who realises God is freed from

grief also. Can darkness remain in the presence of

light? How can sorrow manifest when one is immers-

ed in the Ocean of Bliss and Prem? Grief is a mental
 
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