[Advaita-l] Abheda Bhakti is the supreme Bhakti - Narada Purana

V Subrahmanian v.subrahmanian at gmail.com
Wed Sep 13 03:56:38 EDT 2023


The Narada Purana emphasizes that the best form of devotion is the feeling
of non-difference of Bhagavan and the Bhakta:
नारदपुराणम्- पूर्वार्धः/अध्यायः १५
https://sa.wikisource.org/s/4v3
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महीमानं हरेर्यस्तु किंचित्कृत्वा प्रियो नरः ।।
तन्मयत्वेन संतुष्टः सा भक्तिरुत्तमोत्तमा ।। १५-४९ ।।
अहमेव परो विष्णुर्मयि सर्वमिदं जगत् ।।
इति यः सततं पश्येत्तं विद्यादुत्तमोत्तमम् ।। १५-५० ।।
'I am that supreme Vishnu, the whole world resides in Me', He who has this
realization should be known as the foremost devotee.
The Upanishadic doctrine that the world, the individual and Ishwara are all
one Brahman can be found here. This principle stated by Vedavyasa applies
only in Advaita.
The Vishnu Purana relates that Prahlada was this type of a devotee:
https://adbhutam.files.wordpress.com/.../e-am-pralhada...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KIEbzO1Z8A
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Om


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