Bhaktas are those who have unflinching love for God - spend their time in the thought of God, singing His praises/Names

Nama Article 13^th November 2015

Source: Madhuramurali November 2015

Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji answers to questions from devotees

Question: Who are Siddhas, Muktas and Bhaktas?

Bhaktas are those who have unflinching love for God with Form. Merely through their love for God they attain to the state of Samadhi and remaining in the state of Jnana which is beyond pairs of opposites like heat-cold, honour-dishonour they spend their time in the thought of God, singing His praises/Names and listening /reading /narrating His stories. Their devotion seeks no fulfillment of desires and removal of sorrows : it seeks not even Liberation. Being in the state of Jnana they remain devoted only due to their love for God. Lord Krishna, in Bhagavad Gita, has given the assurance that He will take care of the needs of such devotees! Those like Namdev, Tukaram are great Bhaktas.

 

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

नामान्य् अनन्तस्य यशोऽङ्कितानि यत् शृण्वन्ति गायन्ति गृणन्ति साधवः

शृण्वन्ति गायन्ति गृणन्त्यभीक्ष्णश: स्मरन्ति नन्दन्ति तवेहितं जना: ।

प्रति-श्लोकम् अबद्धवत्य् अपि ….. शृण्वन्ति गायन्ति गृणन्ति साधवः ॥

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

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