And what is the result of devotion to the Lord ? The immediate relaisation of His Abode and one’s own nature

Nama Article 22nd October 2013

 

Prasna Uttara Malika (A garland of questions and answers) – Adisankara

 

कोऽर्च्यो हि भगवदवतारः .

 

Indeed who is to be worshipped ? Incarnation of God

 

कश्च भगवान्महेशः शञ्करनारायणात्मैकः

 

Who is the Lord ? The Supreme Lord who is both Shankara and Narayana.

 

फलमपि भगवद्भक्तेः किं तल्लोकस्वरुपसाक्षात्त्वं .

 

And what is the result of devotion to the Lord ? The immediate relaisation of His Abode and one's own nature

 

Please check these: Excerpts from a discourse by our Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji

 

Let the one who cannot do Bhakti go out to do tapas!

 

What is there in this world that devotion to the Lord cannot do?

 

Guru is God in human form

 

Man feels that only the most difficult is the highest, the most difficult way is the best way. This is a very wrong notion

 

That love, can sprout only by his grace. His grace descends when we chant the Mahamantra.

 

When can one earn Guru krupa? When God decides to bless a person, he receives Guru's grace. One has to be blessed with Bhakti; and that is blessed only by God/Guru.

 

Reciting the Divine Names of Lord Hari, one can overcome the most formidable delusion of mind.

 

There are many ways. But the simplest and the easiest way is by chanting the "Hare Rama.." Mahamantra.

 

They are for those who don't believe in simple prayers.

 

Bhagawan Nama Bodendra Saraswati Swamigal puts forth his findings in the following words, "Since it is so easy and simple, none takes to it!

 

Would it not amount to grave injustice if one shows a difficult path to the world?

 

The devotion, which he asks the people to offer, must result in the effacement of the self. When devotion is attained pride departs

 

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare