SB 10.29.15 kamam krodham bhayam sneham... cited
Expressions researched:
"aikyam sauhrdam eva ca"
|"are sure to become absorbed in thought of Him"
|"kamam krodham bhayam sneham"
|"nityam harau vidadhato"
|"yanti tan-mayatam hi te"
Srimad-Bhagavatam
SB Canto 3
One can practice bhakti-yoga in many rasas. There are twelve rasas, five primary and seven secondary. The five primary rasas constitute direct bhakti-yoga, but although the seven secondary rasas are indirect, they are also counted within bhakti-yoga if they are used in the service of the Lord. In other words, bhakti-yoga is all-inclusive. If one somehow or other becomes attached to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he becomes engaged in bhakti-yoga, as described in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.29.15): kāmaṁ krodhaṁ bhayam. The gopīs were attracted to Kṛṣṇa by bhakti-yoga in a relationship of lusty desire (kāma). Similarly, Kaṁsa was attached to bhakti-yoga by dint of fear of his death. Thus bhakti-yoga is so powerful that even becoming an enemy of the Lord and always thinking of Him can deliver one very quickly. It is said, viṣṇu-bhaktaḥ smṛto daiva āsuras tad-vipanyayaḥ: "Devotees of Lord Viṣṇu are called demigods, whereas nondevotees are called asuras." But bhakti-yoga is so powerful that both demigods and asuras can derive its benefits if they always think of the Personality of Godhead. The basic principle of bhakti-yoga is to think of the Supreme Lord always. The Lord says in Bhagavad-gītā (18.65), man-manā bhava mad-bhaktaḥ: "Always think of Me." It doesn't matter which way one thinks; the very thought of the Personality of Godhead is the basic principle of bhakti-yoga.
Page Title: | SB 10.29.15 kamam krodham bhayam sneham... cited |
Compiler: | MadhuGopaldas |
Created: | 07 of May, 2011 |
Totals by Section: | BG=0, SB=2, CC=2, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=0, Let=0 |
No. of Quotes: | 4 |