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Shri Raajiiva Gita: Chapter-18: The Association of Enquiry of the Essence of Devotion (Verses 43-57)
(Bhakti Tattva Vicāra Yogaḥ) 43) Sadgurau kalite tasmai, kuryā darcana mādarāt। Arghya pādyādibhir bhaktyā, yasmāt sa Bhagavān svayam॥ [When you happen to go to see the Sadguru, you must do worship of Sadguru with full respect and devotion by giving Arghya (offering water with respect) and Pādya (water to wash the feet). All the sixteen modes of worship must be done to Sadguru. The reason is that He is the ultimate God in human form, descended to Earth to guide devotees in their worldly...
Shri Raajiiva Gita: Chapter-11: The Association of Enquiry of the Power Of God (Verses 48-55)
(Śakti Vicāra Yogaḥ) 48) Rāsakrīḍāsu Kṛṣṇasya, gopībhissaha nartitāḥ। Māyā Kṛṣṇā hi tat sṛṣṭāḥ, jīvā eva yathā parāḥ॥ [When God Kṛṣṇa was doing Rāsa dances, the other Gopikas were dancing with illusory Kṛṣṇas created by God Kṛṣṇa and Goddess Rādhā. These illusory Kṛṣṇas were just like other illusory souls created by God Kṛṣṇa and Goddess...
Shri Raajiiva Gita: Chapter-13: The Association of Enquiry of the Salvation of the Soul
(Mukti Vicāra Yogaḥ) Śrī Rājīva Uvāca:- [Śrī Rajiiv Spoke]:- 1) Kasmāt kasya ca muktis syāt?, kimatra sādhanaṃ mahat?। GuruDeva! vada Brahman!, spaṣṭaṃ vadasi sarvataḥ॥ [Who achieves salvation? What are they liberated from? What is the main instrument here that can be helpful in attaining salvation? O Guru Deva! O Parabrahman! You are revealing every topic with topmost ...
Shri Raajiiva Gita: Chapter-18: The Association of Enquiry of the Essence of Devotion (Verses 6-42)
(Bhakti Tattva Vicāra Yogaḥ) 6) Tadarpitākhilācāraḥ, tad vismṛtyākulaṃ manaḥ। Iti Nārada vāgyatra, Prabhor bhaktir itīryate॥ [As per Sage Nārada, if all the thoughts of the devotee are always in the direction of God only and if his/her mind becomes very much worried in case of forgetting God even for a second, such devotion to God of such devotee...
Shri Raajiiva Gita: Chapter-11: The Association of Enquiry of the Power Of God (Verses 1-20)
(Śakti Vicāra Yogaḥ) Śrī Rājīva Uvāca:- [Śrī Rajiiv Spoke]:- 1) Śakti śaktima dekatvaṃ, śrūyate kiṃ tu sarvataḥ। Adhikaṃ Brahma sarvoktaṃ, vyāghātaḥ katha manvitaḥ?॥ [We hear that the possessor of power and the power are one and the same. But everyone says that God (Brahman), the possessor of unimaginable power, is greater than all the greatest items. Hence, the question arises...
Shri Raajiiva Gita: Chapter-12: The Association of Enquiry of the Devotion to God
(Bhakti Vicāra Yogaḥ) Śrī Rājīva Uvāca:- [Śrī Rajiiv Spoke]:- 1) Śaṅkareṇeritaṃ jñānaṃ, bhakti prapatti rapyaheḥ। Kiṃ Madhvasya karmayogaḥ, Jñāna bhakti rathocyate?॥ [It is said that Śrī Śaṅkara preached the importance of spiritual knowledge for salvation. It is also said that Śrī Rāmānuja preached that devotion and self-surrender lead to salvation. Coming to Śrī Madhva, scholars say...
Shri Raajiiva Gita: Chapter-18: The Association of Enquiry of the Essence of Devotion (Verses 1-5)
(Bhakti Tattva Vicāra Yogaḥ) Śrī Rājīva Uvāca:- [Śrī Rajiiv Spoke]:- 1) Uktā bhaktir mokṣa mārgaḥ, tasyās tattvaṃ nu kīdṛśam?। Kiṃ baddhā jñāna karmabhyāṃ, śuddhā'laṃ kimu Sadguro!?|॥ [O Divine Preacher! God Datta! You have told that devotion is the path for pleasing God. Please explain the essence of devotion. Is it mixed ...
Shri Raajiiva Gita: Chapter-18: The Association of Enquiry of the Essence of Devotion (Verses 58-78)
(Bhakti Tattva Vicāra Yogaḥ) 58) Mānuṣaṃ Daiva rūpeṣu, tyāgaḥ karma phalasya ca। Dvayaṃ lupta midaṃ lobhāt, eṣaṇā traya karṣaṇāt॥ [The devotees in Kali Yuga must rectify two defects:- i) The devotee must replace statues and photos of God with the alive Contemporary Human Incarnation of God for worship. ii) The devotee must sacrifice physical...
Shri Raajiiva Gita: Chapter-17: The Association of Enquiry of the Sacrifice
(Yajña Vicāra Yogaḥ) Śrī Rājīva Uvāca:- [Śrī Rajiiv Spoke]:- 1) Sāvitrī Sarasvatīti, nāma dvaya mapi śrutam। Gāyatryāḥ trikalatrāṇi, kecit brūyuḥ kimatra sat?॥ [We hear the other two names like Sāvitrī and Sarasvatī for the deity of Gāyatrī. Some scholars say that God Brahmā...
Shri Raajiiva Gita: Chapter-10: The Association of Enquiry of the Saamkhya Accepting God (Verses 30-42)
(Seśvara Sāṃkhya Vicāra Yogaḥ) 30) Dvau bhinnā viti keṣāṃ cit, mataṃ nātropa yujyate। Sama sambhāvyatā sūtrāt, yadya bhinnas sa śocyatām॥ [Some people feel that Sage Kapila of the Bhāgavatam and Sage Kapila of Sāṃkhya Kārikas (Nirīśvara Sāṃkhyam) are two different sages. Logically, it does not fit in this context. Based on 50:50 probability, in case both are one, just imagine how much
Spiritual Science, Economics And Politics
O Learned and Devoted Servants of God Smt. Anita R asked:- Swami, please explain Spiritual Science, Spiritual Economics and Spiritual Politics. Swami replied:- 1) Spiritual Science:- Science is always built up from practical experiments and this is the inherent characteristic of science. In the spiritual line also, there are several...
Shri Raajiiva Gita: Chapter-10: The Association of Enquiry of the Saamkhya Accepting God (Verses 1-21)
(Seśvara Sāṃkhya Vicāra Yogaḥ) Śrī Datta Bhagavān Uvāca:- [God Śrī Datta Spoke]:- 1) Buddhi mānasi Rājīva!, tava praśna yugaṃ mahat। Vivṛṇomi puro yogau, nirīśvaraṃ ca seśvaram॥ [O Rājīva! You are very intelligent, as shown by the two excellent questions you asked. First, I will explain both Yogas:- i) Nirīśvara Sāṃkhya Yoga of Kapila and ii) Seśvara Sāṅkhya...
Shri Raajiiva Gita: Chapter-15: The Association of Enquiry of the Correlation of Secondary Scriptures
(Purāṇa samanvaya Vicāra Yogaḥ) Śrī Rājīva Uvāca:- [Śrī Rajiiv Spoke]:- 1) Kiṃ satyaṃ bhūmi jīvo vā?, śaktir vā tasya medinī?। Tat kathā kīdṛśī grāhyā? satye jñāte na saṃśayaḥ॥ [In the story of the Purāṇam told by you, do we have to take the deity of Earth as a soul created by God or as a part of the inherent power of God? If we know the true background of the deity of Earth, we can take one type of story only and learn its concerned true preaching...
Shri Raajiiva Gita: Chapter-14: The Association of Enquiry of the Great Vedic Statements (Verses 14-27)
(Mahā Vākyādi Vicāra Yogaḥ) 14) Sthūlāṃ tanuṃ vihāyā''ptaḥ, sūkṣmāṃ prāṇavapur nayan। Mānasaś carcitaḥ prete, svargaṃ pitryaṃ yamaṃ vrajet॥ [After death, the individual soul, fully mingled with the mind, will leave this gross body and enters a subtle body made of life energy, leading it to the upward direction. At first, the individual soul is thoroughly enquired for 10 days...
Shri Raajiiva Gita: Chapter-16: The Association of Enquiry of the Plays of God
(Daiva Līlā Vicāra Yogaḥ) Śrī Rājīva Uvāca:- [Śrī Rajiiv Spoke]:- 1) Guro! Paraśurāmasya, Rāmāt parājayaḥ katham?। Avatārau mahā Viṣṇoḥ, ubhau jetā jitaś ca kaḥ?॥ [O Preacher! Śrī Paraśurāma got defeated in the hands of Śrī Rāma. How is this possible? Both are the divine incarnations of God Viṣṇu only. Between these two Incarnations of God Viṣṇu, who is the winner...