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MADHURYA KADAMBINI
(scc oilci iianslaiion)
(A CIoud Bank of Necfar)
by SrIa Vsvanatha Cahravart !hahura
Chapfer One: The Firsf Shower
Tlc mcicy ol Sii Kisna Caiianya Malapiablu, Wlo is cxquisiic swccincss
pcisonilicd, is a suiging banl ol clouds ilai biings lilc io ilc giains ol dcvoiional
scivicc ncwly planicd in ilc licld ol ilc lcaii, and, by iis auspicious appioacl,
cxiinguislcs ilc inicnsc summci lcai ol lusi, bcsiowing iapiuic io ilc univcisal
iivci ol living bcings.
Iiom lai oll, may ilosc clouds ol ilc Loid's mcicy givc saiislaciion and plcasuic io
ilis woiillcss soul, a diicd-up iicc in ilc dcscii.
Tlougl ilcic aic oilcis wlo in ilc pasi lavc ialcn up ilc pail ol dcvoiional
scivicc io ilc Loid, I pay my coniinual obcisanccs io Siila Rupa Goswami, wlo is
dcaimosi io ilc Loid. ly lis mcicy, lumaniiy las icccivcd ilc iniclligcncc io scc
all iasas (iclaiionslips wiil ilc Loid) icvcalcd by blalii (dcvoiion io ilc Loid).
The Lord is Rasa
Tlc siuii (Taiiiiiiya Upanisad), alici cxplaining ilc dillcicni covciings ol
consciousncss (anna-maya cic.), concludcs: bialma pucclam piaiisila "lialman,
ilc slclici oi suppoii loi cvciyiling, is supicmc". Tlis siaicmcni would sccm io
csiablisl lialman, ilc slclici ol cvciyiling, as supciioi io ilc anandamaya
puiusa. lui ilcn ilc samc sciipiuic says:
iaso vai sal iasam ly cvayam labdlvanandi blavaii
"Tlc Loid is iasa iiscll. Aiiaining ilai iasa, ilc jiva bccomcs blisslul."
Tlis siaicmcni slows ilai ilc Loid in lis loim as iasa incainaic is supicmc. In ilc
samc vcin, ilc Siimad llagavaiam, ilc cicam ol Vcdania and cmpcioi amongsi all
iypcs ol cvidcncc, dcsciibcs ilc Loid as ilc cmbodimcni ol iasa oi plcasuic:
mallanam asinii ninam naiavaial siiinam smaio muiiiman
"Ioi ilc wicsilcis, Kisna appcaicd as a ilundciboli, loi oidinaiy pcoplc lc
appcaicd as ilc bcsi ol mcn, and loi ilc womcn as ilc mosi aiiiaciivc Cupid."
In ilc llagavad Giia ilc Loid limscll assciis lis idcniiiy:
bialmano li piaiisilalam
"I am ilc basis ol lialman."
Tlcicloic ilc Absoluic Tiuil, ilai blisslul, iiansccndcnial Supicmc Pcison, is
nonc oilci ilan Sii Kisna, ilc son ol ilc King ol Viaja, wlo las an unlimiicd
body lcaiuiing all-auspicious, iiansccndcnial namcs, loims, qualiiics, and
pasiimcs. Tlis blisslul Loid dcsccnds io luman pciccpiion ol ilc cai, cyc, mind
and inicllcci, noi by any maiciial causc, bui simply by lis own indcpcndcni will
jusi as, by lis own will, Hc appcaicd in ilc maiciial woild as Kisna in ilc Yadu
dynasiy and Rama in ilc Raglu dynasiy.
Bhakfi is Independenf
Similaily, jusi as ilc Loid is noi dcpcndcni on any maiciial causc loi His
appcaiancc, so His non-dillcicni cncigy, dcvoiional scivicc (blalii), in lccping
wiil iis scll-manilcsiing naiuic, is noi dcpcndcni on any maiciial causc.
Tlus, in ilc Iiisi Canio ol Siimad llagavaiam ii is said:
sa vai pumso paio dlaimo yaio blaliii adlolsajc
alaiiuly apiaiilaia yayaima supiasidaii
"Tlc supicmc occupaiion (dlaima) loi all lumaniiy is ilai by wlicl mcn can
aiiain io loving dcvoiional scivicc unio ilc iiansccndcni Loid. Sucl dcvoiional
scivicc musi bc unmoiivaicd and uniniciiupicd io complcicly saiisly ilc soul."
Tlc woid alaiiuli (causclcss) in ilis siaicmcni indicaics ilai dcvoiional scivicc
malcs iis appcaiancc wiiloui maiciial causc (lciu).
Similaily, in sucl siaicmcnis as yadicclaya mai lailadau, mad blaliim
yadicclaya, and yadicclayaivopaciia, ilc woid yadicclaya musi bc undcisiood io
mcan "by lis own indcpcndcni swcci will", bccausc ilc diciionaiy mcaning ol
"yadiccla" is "complcic indcpcndcncc."
Somc pcoplc ialc ilc woid io mcan "by lucl oi clancc", bui ilai mcaning is noi
suiiablc lcic, loi ilcn onc would bc loiccd io inquiic as io ilc oiigin ol ilai good
lucl: is ii pcilaps causcd by maiciial pious aciiviiics (subla-laima), oi somciling
clsc' Il onc assumcs ilai ilis good lucl is gcnciaicd liom pious aciiviiics, ilcn
blalii is lilcwisc uliimaicly gcnciaicd liom subla-laima, i.c. blalii is dcpcndcni
upon maiciial good woils. lui ilis is in coniiadiciion wiil ilc sciipiuially-
aiicsicd indcpcndcni, scll-manilcsiing naiuic ol blalii.
Il onc aigucs ilai ilis lucl is noi duc io any pious aciiviiy, bcing indcsciibablc by
woids and unlnowablc io ilc inicllcci, ilcn ii would bc insubsianiial and could
noi bc acccpicd as a causc.
Il onc pioposcs ilai ilc causc ol blalii is ilc Loid's mcicy, onc musi ilcn lind a
icason loi ilc mcicy. Tlus ilis siaicmcni, giving iisc io luiilci nccd loi
cxplanaiion, is inconclusivc in iiscll.
Il onc ilcicloic icsponds ilai ilc causc is ilc Loid's absoluic, unqualilicd oi
causclcss mcicy, ilcn ilc Loid sccms io slow lavoiiiism in bcsiowing ii, sincc ilc
unqualilicd mcicy slould, bui docs noi, lall upon cvciyonc cqually.
Tlc Loid is indccd paiiial io lis dcvoicc, bui ilc paiiialiiy ilai ilc Loid slows in
pioicciing lis dcvoiccs liom ilc pcisccuiion ol cvil clcmcnis docs noi biing lauli
io ilc Loid's claiacici, bui iailci bccomcs an oinamcni wlicl cnlanccs His
claiacici. Tlis ovciuling naiuic ol ilc Loid's allcciionaic obligaiion io lis
dcvoiccs, wlicl, lilc a powcilul ling, subjugaics all coniiadicioiy laciois, will bc
discusscd in ilc ciglil clapici.
The Mercy of fhe Lord and His Devofee
In pioposing ilc unqualilicd mcicy ol ilc dcvoicc as ilc causc ol dcvoiion, onc
may also scc lauli in ilc dcvoicc's paiiialiiy in disiiibuiing mcicy. Il onc considcis
ilc naiuic ol ilc madlyama blalia, onc linds ilai lc docs cxlibii paiiialiiy in lis
disiiibuiion ol mcicy: lc cxlibiis picma iowaids ilc Loid, liicndslip io ilc
dcvoiccs, mcicy io ilc innoccni and disicgaid loi ilosc losiilc io blalii.
Hcic wc scc low ilc Loid bccomcs subscivicni io His dcvoicc, bcsiowing lis
mcicy in accoidancc wiil ilc dcvoicc's mcicy. lui ilcic is no iiicgulaiiiy in ilis
aiiangcmcni, bccausc ilc icason ilai mcicy appcaicd in ilc dcvoicc is bccausc
blalii is in lis lcaii. Wiiloui laving blalii ilcic is no possibiliiy ol ilc dcvoicc
manilcsiing mcicy io oilcis. Tlus, in ilis casc, ilc
scll-manilcsiing, indcpcndcni naiuic ol blalii is again icsolvcd. Tlcicloic, in ilc
siaicmcni yal lcnapy aiiblaglcna jaia siaddlo'sy scvanc ("ilc pcison wlo las
aiiaincd laiil in ilc scivicc ol ilc Loid by cxiicmc good loiiunc"), ilc woids
aiiblagycna ("cxiicmc good loiiunc") slould bc undcisiood io mcan ilc
aiiainmcni ol ilc mcicy ol ilc dcvoicc, wlicl suipasscs (aiiliama) ilc icsulis ol
maiciial pious aciiviiics (sublalaima).
lui onc slould noi concludc ilai sincc ilc dcvoicc is dcpcndcni on ilc will ol
Loid, ilc dcvoicc cannoi iniiiaic ilc bcsiowal ol mcicy. Ioi ilc Loid willingly
bccomcs subscivicni io His dcvoicc, and givcs piccmincncc io ilc dcvoicc's
posiiion by gianiing lim ilc powci io bcsiow ilc Loid's mcicy (svalipa-salii).
Tlougl as Paiamaima Hc simply ovcisccs ilc allaiis ol ilc jiva's cxicinal scnscs,
wlicl aic ilc icwaid ol lis pasi aciiviiics, ilc Loid pcisonally slows spccial
mcicy io His dcvoiccs by giving ilcm His own indcpcndcni powci io bcsiow
mcicy io oilcis. As Kisna says in ilc llagavad-giia, only by His bcsiowal ol mcicy
can onc aiiain His cicinal spiiiiual icalm. Tlis mcicy is manilcsicd in ilc Loid's
bcsiowal ol His own lipa-salii io lis dcvoicc, wlo ilcn givcs ii io ilc lallcn souls,
as picviously cxplaincd.
Is Bhakfi Caused by Niskama-karma:
Tliougl many sciipiuial siaicmcnis (svcccavaiaia caiiiail, svcccla mayasya) onc
can undcisiand ilai ilc Loid appcais by His own will. Siill, maiciial vision may
impcl onc io say ilai ilc nccd io iclicvc ilc buidcn ol cvil on ilc caiil is ilc
causc ol ilc Loid's advcni. In ilc samc way, somciimcs ii is said ilai picsciibcd
aciiviiics (laima) pciloimcd wiiloui pcisonal moiivcs (nislama) aci as ilc dooi
io blalii. Tlcic is no laim in sucl siaicmcnis, il wc
undcisiand ilcii iclaiivc naiuic. lui yci claiiiy, ausiciiiics and wlai noi aic
clcaily dcnicd as causcs ol blalii in ilc Llcvcnil Canio ol Siimad llagavaiam:
yan na yogcna sanllycna dana viaia iapo'dlvaiaila
yallya svadlyaya sannyasa aiapnuyad yainavan api
"Lvcn il onc cndcavois by yoga, analyiical siudy, by claiiiy, by ausiciiiy, by yajna,
by claniing Vcdas, by siudy, by icnunciaiion onc cannoi aiiain ilc Loid."
lui ii is also siaicd ilai claiiiy, ausiciiiy cic. aic ilc causc ol blalii:
dana viaia iapa loma japa svadlya sanyamail
sicyoblii vividlais canyail lisnc blaliii li sadlyaic
"Dcvoiion io Kisna is accomplislcd by sucl ilings as claiiiy, ausiciiiics, loma,
japa, siudy, scnsc coniiol, and oilci pious aciiviiics."
Howcvci, ilis siaicmcni iclcis io blalii in ilc modc ol maiciial goodncss. Tlis
lind ol blalii is aciually paii ol ilc sysicm ol jnana, iailci ilan ilc
iiansccndcnial, lully spiiiiual blalii in ilc caicgoiy ol picma. Ol couisc, somc
pcoplc say ilai claiiiy mcans giving io Visnu and ilc Vaisnavas, ilai viaia oi
ausiciiiy mcans sucl viaias as cladasi, ilai iapas mcans ioial
icnunciaiion ol pcisonal cnjoymcni loi ilc aiiainmcni ol ilc Loid. Tlus ilcy aic
all angas oi limbs ol sadlana blalii. To say ilai blalii is aiiaincd by ilcsc angas
is noi incoiicci, loi ilis simply mcans ilai blalii is causcd by blalii. Tlus ilc
causclcss naiuic ol blalii is again icsolvcd. In ilis way all poinis aic sciilcd.
Bhakfi is AIways Disfincf from Karma and ]nana
Moicovci, by sucl vciscs as sicyal siiim blaliim udasya ic viblo, lo'vaiila
apio'blajaiam sva dlaimaial, puivaiva bluman balavo'pi yoginal, ii is sccn ilai
ilc accomplislmcni ol icsulis on ilc pails ol jnana, laima and yoga cic. aic
complcicly dcpcndcni on blalii, wlcicas ilc accomplislmcni ol ilc icsuli ol ilc
piaciicc ol blalii, wlicl is picma, is ncvci dcpcndcni on laima, jnana oi yoga.
Railci ii is undcisiood ilai ilc puiiiy ol blalii is dcsiioycd by ilc
ioucl ol ilcsc clcmcnis:
na jnanam na ca vaiiagyam piayal sicyo blavcd ila
"Jnana and vaiiagya aic noi bcnclicial in ilc piaciicc ol blalii."
dlaiman samiyajya yal saivan mam blajci sa ca saiiamal
"Hc wlo givcs up all pails and simply woislips mc is ilc bcsi amonsi mcn."
Tlc dcpcndcncy ol laima, jnana and yoga on blalii musi bc acccpicd as laci.
Moicovci, blalii is insiiumcnial in giving ilc icsulis io ilc piaciicc ol laima,
jnana and yoga, and ii is noi ai all dcpcndcni on ilcsc piaciiccs loi iis icsulis. Ii is
said:
yai maiablii yai iapasa jana vaiiagyaias ca
yai saivan mad blalii yogcna mad blalio lablac'njasa
"Wlai is io bc accomplislcd by laima, iapas, jnana and vaiiagya is casily aiiaincd
by my dcvoicc iliougl dcvoiional scivicc."
blagavad blalii linasya jaiil sasiiam japas iapal
apianasycva dclasya mandanam lola ianjanam
"Wiiloui dcvoiion io ilc Loid, good biiil, lnowlcdgc ol sciipiuic, japa, iapas aic
lilc dccoiaiing a dcad body, wlicl givcs dcligli io iclaiivcs and liicnds bui is no
usc io ilc dcad pcison."
Tlus wiiloui blalii all ilcsc cndcavouis aic liuiilcss. Jnana, yoga and oilci
pioccsscs aic ilcicloic dcpcndcni upon blalii, as a body is dcpcndcni on ilc lilc
aii.
Bhakfi does nof Depend on Purify or Faifh
Tlc dcpcndcncc ol laima and yoga on condiiions ol puiiiy in placc, iimc,
candidaic, maiciials and pciloimancc is wcll lnown liom ilc smiii sciipiuics.
Tlis is noi iiuc ol blalii:
na dcsa niyamas iaiia na lala niyamas iaial
nocclisiadau niscdlo'sii laici namani lubdlala
"In claniing ilc namc ol ilc Loid, ilcic aic no icsiiiciions conccining placc,
iimc, puiiiy and so on."
Noi is blalii cvcn dcpcndcni upon laiil:
salida api paiigiiam siaddaya lclaya va
biguvaia naia maiiam iaiayci lisna nama
"Tlc namc ol Kisna, wlcn clanicd cvcn oncc ciilci wiil laiil oi wiiloui laiil,
can dclivci any man."
Iuiilcimoic, blalii is noi dcpcndcni on puiiiy ol piaciicc, loi wlcilci ilc namc
is clanicd puicly oi impuicly ii will dclivci ilc lallcn soul. Tlc samc cannoi bc
said ol laima yoga, wlcic impuiiiy is a gicai obsiaclc io piogicss.
maniio linal svaiaio vainaio
va miilal piayulio na iam aiilam
ala yailcndia saiiul svaiaio'paiadlai
sa vag vajio yajamanam linasii
"Il a maniia is ciilci inioncd oi pionounccd incoiiccily, noi only will ilc maniia
lavc noi cllcci, bui ii may bc laimlul."
Tlc ncccssiiy ol inicinal puiiiy loi piaciicc ol jnana yoga is wcll lnown. Jnana
yoga is moicovci dcpcndcni on laima yoga, loi onc may cnici jnana yoga only
wiil a lcaii puiilicd ol gioss dcsiics, and sucl puiiiy ol lcaii sicms liom ilc
pciloimancc ol laima wiiloui gioss dcsiics. lccausc ol ilis dcpcndcncy, il ilc
piaciionci ol jnana yoga commiis cvcn a small unwoiily aci by accidcni, lc is
condcmncd as a vaniasi, an caici ol vomii. lcsidcs, Kamsa, Hiianyalasipu and
Ravana wcic lamous piaciicioncis ol jnana, and ilcy aic cciiainly noi ai all woiily
ol piaisc.
On ilc oilci land, onc on ilc pail ol blalii, ilougl alllicicd by lusi, las ilc
qualilicaiion io bcgin ilc piaciicc, and jusi by ilc piaciicc ol blalii, lusi and oilci
impuiiiics aic dcsiioycd. And cvcn ilougl impuiiiics sucl as lama may
somciimcs appcai in ilc dcvoicc, ilc sciipiuics ncvci condcmn ilai dcvoicc. (api
cci suduiacaio blajaic mam ananya blal, vadlyamano'pi mad blalii, cic.)
Ajamila's posiiion as a dcvoicc was disccincd by ilc Visnuduias. Only bccausc
pcoplc sucl as Ajamila uiici ilc namc ol ilc Loid inadvciicnily (in Ajamila's casc,
oui ol allcciion loi lis son), ilcy aic univcisally piaiscd as dcvoiccs, cvcn ilougl
ilcii claniing musi bc considcicd namablasa (noi puic).
Onc's inicinal puiiiy and ilc puiiiy ol placc, maiciials and so on aic indispcnsiblc
loi accomplislmcni in laima, jnana and yoga; indccd, dclicicncy in ilcsc aicas
obsiiucis piogicss on ilosc pails. llalii, lowcvci, is ilc vciy givci ol lilc io ilcsc
pails. Tlcicloic all ilcsc pails aic dcpcndcni. lui indcpcndcni blalii is ncvci
dcpcndcni loi iis succcss oi lailuic on ilc
availabiliiy ol maiciial piovisions.
Only an ignoiani pcison will say ilai blalii is bui a mcans ol aiiaining jnana, loi
laciually blalii ialcs a posiiion liglci ilan cvcn ilc goal ol jnana, wlicl is
molsa.
muliim dadaii lailicii sma na blaliiyogam
"Tlc Loid casily givcs libciaiion bui noi blalii."
mulianam api siddlanam naiayana paiayanal
suduilablal piasaniaima loiisvapi malamunc
"Among cvcn many ilousands ol libciaicd jnanis and pcilccicd yogis, ilc dcvoicc
ol Naiayana is iaic."
Il jnana somciimcs appcais io ialc a supciioi posiiion io blalii ii is only bccausc
blalii is mcicilully playing ilc iolc ol iis assisiani. Wlcn ilc Loid as Upcndia
bccomc subscivicni io India io givc lim suppoii, Hc icvcalcd noi His inlciioi
siaius bui iailci His gicai mcicy. In ilis mannci blalii, bcing mcicilul, bccomcs a
limb ol jnana in ilc maiciial modc ol goodncss, jusi io givc suppoii io jnana. Tlis
is ilc undcisianding ol ilc iniclligcni pcison.
blaliya sanjaiaya blaliya
"Tlc liuii ol blalii is blalii in ilc loim ol picma."
Tlis is ilc iopmosi goal loi manlind, and ii by lai suipasscs dlaima, aiila, lama
and molsa.
Tlc piccmincni, all-pcivading, ioially indcpcndcni, scll-manilcsiing and lilc-
giving naiuic ol ilc gicai cncigy, blalii, is ol ilc samc naiuic as ilc Supicmc
Loid liom Wlom blalii cmanaics. Tlis las bccn cxplaincd lcic. Il onc siill
piclcis a pioccss oilci ilan blalii, ilai pcison slould bc considcicd bcicli ol ilc
powci ol good judgcmcni. Wlai clsc can bc said' Il onc is a luman bcing, bui
docs noi ialc io ilc pioccss ol blalii, ilcn lc slould noi bc
considcicd a luman bcing ai all:
lo vai na scvcia vina naiciaiam
"Wlo, cxccpi an animal, would noi scivc ilc Loid'"
Chapfer 2: The Second Shower of Necfar
Onc will noi lind a lull coniiasi and compaiison ol dualism and monism (blalii
vs. jnana) in ilc picscni woil. Tlosc wlo cxpcci may lind ii in anoilci woil
callcd Aisvaiya Kadambini.
Tlc wisl-yiclding ciccpci ol puic blalii, wlicl giows in ilc licld ol ilc lcaii, is
ilc iclugc ol ilc dcvoiccs wlo liimly vow (didla viaia) ncvci io sccl any liuiis
cxccpi blalii, and wlo, lilc bccs (madlu viaia), aic obscsscd wiil ilc dcsiic io
iasic ncciai.
Tlc vciy lilc ol ilis ciccpci is a lavoiablc aiiiiudc io dcvoiion and ilc Loid. Lilc a
iouclsionc, iis vciy picscncc malcs ilc lcaii losc iis iion-lilc maiciial qualiiics
and acquiic spiiiiual qualiiics ol puic gold (blalii).
Raga and Vaidhi Sadhana-Bhakfi
Now spiouicd and giowing upwaids, ilai ciccpci ilcn unluils iwo lcavcs, wlicl
aic ilc splcndoi ol sadlana blalii. Tlc liisi lcal is callcd llcsa glni (ilc
dissoluiion ol sullciing) and ilc sccond is callcd subla da (ilc aiiainmcni ol
auspicious qualiiics). Tlc smooil uppci suilacc ol ilc iwo lcavcs is ilc
juiisdiciion ol ilc ling callcd Raga. Raga is in a piccmincni posiiion duc io laving
bcing gcnciaicd liom sponiancous iliisi loi all ilings pciiaining io ilc
Loid, and by gcnuinc allcciion loi ilc Loid in a paiiiculai iclaiionslip.
Tlc lowci suilacc ol ilc lcavcs is iougl and ol a somcwlai lowci siaius bccausc iis
aciiviiics aic gcnciaicd oui ol sciipiuial iulcs, and bccausc sponiancous, dccp
allcciion loi ilc Loid is lacling bccausc ol lacl ol a puic iclaiionslip wiil ilc
Loid. Tlis is ilc domain ol ilc ling callcd Vaidla.
Dcspiic ilcii dillcicnccs, boil iaga and vaidli-blalii cqually slaic ilc qualiiics ol
llcsa glni (disappcaiancc ol sullciing and sin) and subla da (appcaiancc ol
auspicious qualiiics).
KIesa Means fhe Cause of Suffering
Tlc liicial mcaning ol llcsa is sullciing oi allliciion, bui lcic ilc mcaning may bc
ialcn as ilc causcs ol sullciing. Tlcsc llcsas aic ilc causc ol sinlul and pious
aciiviiics ilai in iuin icsuli in misloiiunc (unlappincss) oi good loiiunc
(lappincss) in ilc maiciial cxisicncc.
Tlcic aic livc linds ol llcsa:
1) avidya oi ignoiancc, wlicl mcans io misialc ilai wlicl is impcimamcni io bc
pcimancni, io misialc ilai wlicl is lull ol misciy io bc blisslul and io misialc
wlai is noi ilc scll io bc ilc scll; 2) asmiia oi lalsc cgo, ilc bodily idcniilicaiion ol
mc and minc; 3) iaga oi aiiaclmcni io and dcsiic loi maiciial lappincss and ilosc
mcans ilai will piovidc ii; +) dvcsa oi laiicd, ilc
avcision io unlappincss oi ilc causcs ol unlappincss; 5) ablinnivcsa oi long-
sianding obscssions liom pasi lilciimcs wiil cciiain maiciial ilings and ilc ilc
mcans ol obiaining ilcm, and obscssions wiil ilc body and wiil ilc lcai ol dcail.
Tlc siagcs in ilc dcvclopmcni ol sin piaiabdla (liuciilicd), apiaiabdla
(unliuciilicd), iudla (pic-sccd) and bija (sccd) aic composcd ol ilcsc livc llcsas.
Subha Means Divine QuaIifies
Subla oi auspiciousncss consisis ol sucl qualiiics as disinicicsi in maiciial allaiis,
inicicsi in ilc Supicmc Loid, liicndlincss io ilc Loid, mcicy, loigivcncss, iiuil,
simpliciiy, cquanimiiy, loiiiiudc, giaviiy, icspcci, lumiliiy, and bcing lind io
cvciyonc. Tlis is csiablislcd in sucl vciscs as saivaii gunais iaiia samasaic suial:
"all ilc qualiiics ol ilc dcvaias aic picscni in ilc dcvoicc", and blaliil
paicsanublavo viialiii anyaiia caisa iiila clalal: "dcvoiion, iasic loi ilc Loid,
and dciaclmcni liom all clsc appcai simuliancously."
ly ilis lasi quoiaiion, onc may noic ilai ilc iwo splcndois oi sadlana (ilc
dcsiiuciion ol sullciing and ilc appcaiancc ol all good qualiiics) appcai
simuliancously. Howcvci, jusi as ilcic is a giadual unluiling ol iwo lcavcs in a
giowing plani, ilcic is also a giadaiion in ilc disappcaiancc ol ilc undcsiiablc
qualiiics (asubla) and ilc appcaiancc ol ilc auspicious qualiiics (subla). Tlus
ilcic is a dcvclopmcni ol blalii in scqucniial siagcs. Tlougl ilis is vciy subilc
and dilliculi io pciccivc, ilc iniclligcni dcvoiccs lavc ascciiaincd ilis iliougl
sciuiiny ol ilc vaiious cllccis.
The Sfages of Advancemenf in Bhakfi
Iiisi, ilc piospcciivc dcvoicc musi lavc siaddla oi laiil. Siaddla is liim iiusi in
ilc impoii ol ilc blalii-sciipiuics. Ii also mcans io lavc a gcnuinc dcsiic io
undciialc ilc aciiviiics dcsciibcd in ilosc sciipiuics. Liilci ol ilcsc iypcs ol laiil
may aiisc naiuially oi by loicc.
Tlcn, ialing slclici ol ilc loius lcci ol ilc spiiiiual masici, ilc laiillul bcginnci
in blalii inquiics liom lim aboui piopci conduci. ly lollowing lis guiu's
insiiuciions, ilai pcison mixcs in liicndslip wiil dcvoiccs ol lis own siaius and
linds slclici in ilc associaiion ol moic icalizcd dcvoiccs.
Ncxi lc ialcs up ilc piaciicc ol dillcicni iypcs ol scivicc. Tlis is callcd blajana-
liiya oi ilc cxccuiion ol dcvoiional aciiviiics. llajana-liiya is also ol iwo
vaiiciics: unsicady (anisiliia) and sicady (nisiliia). Unsicady pciloimancc ol
dcvoiional aciiviiics is ol six iypcs, lisicd in scqucniial oidci: lalsc conlidcncc
(uisala mayi), spoiadic cndcavoui (glana iaiala), indccision (vyudla vilalpa),
siiugglc wiil maya (visaya sangaia), inabiliiy io uplold vows niyamalsama), and
cnjoying ilc wavcs (iaianga iangini). Lacl onc claiaciciizcs unsicadincss in
dcvoiional scivicc.
Ufsaha mayi
Jusi as a pupil cniciing sclool may ilinl lc las alicady bccomc a gicai sclolai
woiily ol cvciyonc's piaisc, a pcison jusi bcginning dcvoiional scivicc can display
ilc audaciiy io ilinl ilai lc las masicicd cvciyiling. Hc is callcd uisala mayi, oi
pullcd-up wiil cnilusiasm.
Ghana TaraIa
A pupil may bc diligcnily cngagcd in lis siudics and yci ai oilci iimcs, bccausc ol
inabiliiy io undcisiand ilc subjcci maiici and bccausc ol lacl ol ical iasic,
bccomcs ioially ncgligcni. In ilc samc way, a ncw dcvoicc somciimcs piaciiccs ilc
dillcicni aciiviiics ol dcvoiional scivicc niccly and somciimcs ncglccis ilcm. lcing
somiimcs assiduous and ai oilci iimcs ncgligcni, lis
spoiadic cndcavoui is callcd glana iaiala (condcnscd-diluic, ilicl-ilin).
Vyudha VikaIpa
"Slall I jusi bc a louscloldci lappy in lamily lilc, maling my wilc and clildicn
Kisna conscious, and woislipping ilc Loid; oi slould I givc all ilai up and go
and sii in a placc ol mcdiiaiion in Vindavana and bccomc a ical succcss by
cngaging lull-iimc in lcaiing and claniing wiil no disiiaciions'
"Slall I waii uniil ilc lasi siagc, alici cnjoying all soiis ol plcasuics, wlcn I lavc
undcisiood ilai ilc wlolc maiciial woild is simply a loicsi liic ol allliciion, oi
slould I icnouncc iigli now' Slould I icgaid ilis lamily lilc as dcail, a dccp wcll
conccalcd by giass, and givc up ilis unicliablc "slclici" wlilc young' Oi slall I
waii uniil ilc dcail ol my old paicnis bcloic
icnouncing'
"Il I givc up lamily lilc immaiuicly I will ilinl ol lamily lilc alici icnouncing. Il I
slould dic in ilai condiiion I will go io lcll. Iiom ilai iypc ol icnunciaiion I
won'i gci any siicngil. Tlcicloic loi ilc iimc bcing, I will jusi woil io lccp my
body alivc, and laici, alici saiislying all my dcsiics, I will cnici Vindavana and
woislip ilc Loid in lull dcdicaiion.
"Alici all, icnunciaiion is usclcss il onc dcpcnds on ii io pioducc blalii. lui ilcn
again, ii is acccpiablc il onc lnows ii is gcnciaicd liom blalii and is dcpcndcni on
blalii."
ly soplism, onc may jusiily immcdiaic icnunciaiion ol louscloldci lilc, in ilc
conlidcncc ilai ilcic will bc no woiiy loi lood sincc ii is wcll lnown ilai ilc
sadlus in ilc asiamas cai plcniilully. Tlus ilc ncoplyic somciimcs conicmplaics
a lilc ol icnunciaiion.
lui ai oilci iimcs, applying ilc maxim ilai lousclold lilc is disiicsslul only loi
ilosc wlo aic aiiaclcd, lc lavois lousclold lilc, bcing supicmcly alool.
"Slall I cngagc in claniing oi pcilaps in lcaiing, oi slall I cngagc in scivicc' Lci
mc iailci cngagc in many angas ol blalii lilc Ambaiisa Malaiaja."
Wlcn onc spcculaics on all iypcs ol opiions in dcvoiional scivicc wiiloui dcciding
anyiling, ii is callcd vyudla vilalpa, oi cxicnsivc indccision.
Visaya Sangara
visayavisia ciiianam visnvavcsal suduiaial
vaiuni dig gaiam vasiu viajnnaindiim lim apnuyai
"Onc wlosc lcaii is lodgcd in maiciialism is lai liom obiaining dcvoiion io Visnu.
Can a man wlo movcs casi cxpcci io claim somciling ilai las movcd in ilc
opposiic diicciion'" Tlc dcvoicc, lnowing lc cannoi aiiain sicadincss in sciving
Kisna wlilc aiiaclcd io maiciial cnjoymcni, icsolvcs io icnouncc lis addiciions.
lui wlilc aiicmpiing io icnouncc, lc may cnd up indulging in ii, ialing solacc
liom ilc cxamplc ol a dcvoicc givcn in ilc llagavaiam:
jusamanas ca ian laman paiiiyago'py anisvaia
"Tlc incxpciicnccd dcvoicc, in spiic ol lis aiicmpis io givc up lis maiciial dcsiics,
is unablc io do so complcicly, and is allowcd io indulgc in saiislying lis dcsiics io
somc dcgicc."
Tlis on-going baiilc wiil lis picviously acquiicd dcsiics loi scnsc plcasuic, in
wlicl lc is somciimcs vicioiious and somciimcs dclcaicd, is callcd visaya sangaia
oi "wai wiil scnsc plcasuic."
Niyama Aksama
Tlc dcvoicc may ilcn icsolvc: "Iiom ioday I will clani sucl and sucl numbci ol
iounds ol japa. I will pay so many obcisanccs. And I will icndci sciviccs io ilc
dcvoiccs. I will noi iall on any subjcci cxccpi ilc Loid and I will givc up all
associaiion wiil pcoplc wlo iall on maiciial maiicis."
Tlougl lc malcs sucl icsoluiions cvciy day, lc is always unablc io cxccuic ilcm.
Tlis is callcd niyama alsama oi inabiliiy io lollow iulcs. Visaya sangaia is ilc
inabiliiy io givc up maiciial aciiviiics wlcicas niyama alsama is ilc inabiliiy io
impiovc lis dcvoiional aciiviiics.
Taranga Rangini
Ii is wcll-csiablislcd ilai pcoplc bccomc aiiiacicd io a pcison posscssing blalii,
duc io blalii's auspiciousncss. And as ilc populai saying gocs, "ly aiiiaciing ilc
populacc, onc bccomcs wcalily." llalii pioduccs mucl oppoiiuniiy loi maiciial
gain, woislip and posiiion. Tlcsc aic wccds aiound ilc ciccpci ol blalii.
Lngaging oncscll in plcasuic-sccling (ianga) amidsi ilcsc wccd-lilc laciliiics,
wlicl aic bui small wavcs (iaianga) in ilc occan ol blalii, is callcd iaianga
iangini, dcligliing in maiciial oppoiiuniiics.
The Third Shower of Necfar:Anarfha Nivrffi
- CIearing fhe MaferiaI Impurifies
Succcsslul pciloimancc ol dcvoiional aciiviiics (blajana liiya) is lollowcd by
anaiila niviiii, oi ilc clcaiing ol bad qualiiics ilai obsiiuci ilc piogicss ol blalii.
Anaiilas may bc classilicd inio loui iypcs, accoiding io oiigin: ilosc aiising liom
picvious sinlul aciiviiy, ilosc aiising liom picvious pious aciiviiy, ilosc aiising
liom ollcnscs againsi dcvoiional scivicc and ilosc aiising liom impcilccily
pciloimcd blalii.
Anaiilas oi obsiiuciions io blalii aiising liom sinlul aciiviiics aic ilc livc iypcs
ol llcsa picviously mcniioncd: ignoiancc, lalsc cgo, aiiaclmcni, laiicd and
addiciion io cvil. Anaiilas aiising liom pious aciiviiics aic ilc addiciions io ilc
icsulis ol pious aciion (saiiva guna scnsc cnjoymcni and mulii). Somc pcoplc
includc ilc anaiilas aiising liom pious aciiviiics undci
ilc caicgoiics ol ilc llcsas mcniioncd abovc, bccausc ilc picscncc ol blulii and
mulii dcpiivc a pcison ol blalii, and ilcicloic piolong lis cxisicncc ol sullciing
in ilc maiciial icalm.
Tlc anaiilas aiising liom ollcnscs aiisc spccilically liom ilc namapaiadlas. Tlc
scva-apaiadlas (ollcnscs in Dciiy woislip sucl as cniciing ilc icmplc wiil slocs
on oi in a vcliclc) aic in ilcmsclvcs noi a diicci causc ol anaiilas, loi scva-
apaiadlas do noi usually lavc cllcci on ilc ical dcvoicc, bccausc, by consiani
scivicc, by claniing ilc loly namc and by icciiaiion ol spccilic vciscs ilai lavc
ilc powci io canccl ilc cllcci ol any scva-apaiadla, ilcsc anaiilas cannoi giow.
Howcvci, il onc is caiclcss, ilinling lc can ialc advaniagc ol ilc pioicciion
alloidcd by ilc abovc mcasuics, lis scva-apaiadla bccomcs nama-apaiadla, an
anaiila ilai will obsiiuci lis piogicss. Hc is guiliy ol ilc namapaiadla ol
commiiiing sin on ilc siicngil ol ilc loly namc.
Tlc woid nama in ilc pliasc namapaiadla iclcis noi only io ilc loly namc bui io
all ilc angas ol blalii, ol wlicl ilc Namc is ilc piimaiy icpicscniaiivc. Lvcn,
accoiding io dlaima-sasiia (sciipiuics dcaling wiil codcs ol laima) il onc willluly
commiis sin on ilc siicngil ol piayasciiia (icmcdial mcasuics loi commission ol
sin), ilcn ilc cllcci ol ilc sin will noi bc dcsiioycd bui iailci incicascd.
One May Nof Commif Offenses Ouf of "Enfhusiasm"
On ilc oilci land, il onc ialcs advaniagc ol sciipiuial siaicmcnis ilai guaianicc
ilc pcimancni cllcci ol cvcn a liiilc dcvoiional scivicc (simply claniing ilc Kisna
maniia oncc, loi insiancc) and, as a icsuli, willlully omiis ol somc ol ilc angas ol
blalii, lc docs noi commii namapaiadla and cicaic anaiilas, loi commiiiing sin
on ilc siicngil ol ilc loly namc iclcis io
dclibciaic cngagcmcni in aciiviiics condcmncd by ilc sciipiuics wlilc ilinling
ilai ilc powci ol dcvoiional aciiviiics will nullily ilc bad cllccis. Ii docs noi iclci
io a willlul omission ol a sccondaiy anga ol blalii. Ioi, unlilc ilc pail ol laima,
wlcic lailuic io pciloim a iiic pcilccily is condcmncd, on ilc pail ol blalii ilcic
is no lcai ilai lailuic io pciloim all ilc angas is ollcnsivc and will dcpiivc onc ol
icsulis.
Ioi ilc sciipiuics say ilai il in ilc cnilusiasm ol dcvoiional scivicc a pcison
inicniionally closcs lis cycs and aiicmpis io iun, lc siill las no lcai ol siumbling,
lalling oi noi aiiaining ilc goal. In oilci woids, a pcison wlo ialcs complcic
slclici ol dcvoiional scivicc sullcis no loss ol icsulis noi is dcpiivcd ol ilc goal
cvcn il, lnowing all ilc angas ol blalii, lc dclibciaicly
ncglccis io pciloim somc ol ilc sccondaiy angas.
Closing ilc cycs and iunning docs noi mcan ignoiancc ol sciipiuic (siuii and
smiii, ilc iwo cycs ol ilc dcvoicc). Tlai coniiadicis ilc diicci mcaning ol laving
cycs bui docs noi using ilcm. Nciilci docs ii mcan ilai by inicniional ncglcci ol
somc ol ilc angas ol blalii in cagci puisuancc ol ilc goal, onc may commii ilc
iliiiy-iwo scva-apaiadlas and bc licc liom icaciion, loi ilc vcisc dcsciibcs a
pcison wlo las sinccicly ialcn slclici ol ilc pioccss ol blalii as
ouilincd by ilc Loid limscll. Tlcicloic ilcic is no qucsiion ol inicniional scva-
apaiadla. Tlc iliiiy-iwo scva-apaiadlas bcginning wiil cniciing ilc icmplc wlilc
wcaiing slocs and so on slould bc undcisiood io bc ollcnsivc acis and slould
ncvci bc inicniionally commiiicd. Tlus in ilc sciipiuics a pcison wlo
inicniionally commiis a scva-apaiadla is condcmncd as a iwo-lcggcd animal.
Il ilc namapaiadlas, wlcilci long-sianding oi icccni, lavc bccn commiiicd
unconsciously bui ilcii picscncc is indicaicd by ilc icsuli, i.c. lacl ol
advanccmcni, ilc only iccouisc is io clani ilc namc consianily. ly ilai, sicadncss
in blalii will bc aiiaincd and ollcnscs will bc ncuiializcd. Il namapaiadla is
commiiicd in lull lnowlcdgc, ilcn ilc lollowing poinis musi bc
ialcn inio accouni.
Disrespecf for Vaisnavas
Sadlu ninda oi ciiiicism ol vaisnavas is ilc liisi ollcnsc. Tlc woid "ninda" mcans
animosiiy oi malicc. Il by clancc ilis ollcnsc occuis, ilc pcison slould bc
icpcnicni, iccognizing lis own low naiuic in laving commiiiing ilc ollcnsc. In
ilc samc way ilai a pcison wlo las bccn buincd by liic sccls iclicl in liic, lc
slould nullily ilc ollcnsc by lamcniing, icsolving io comc bcloic ilc vaisnava, lall
ai lis lcci, and saiisly lim by ollciing lis obcisanccs, piaiscs and icspccis. Il ilc
vaisnava is noi saiislicd, ilc pcison slould icmain icady io comply wiil lis cvciy
wisl. Il ilc ollcnsc is so gicai ilai ilc vaisnava's angci docs noi dic, in gicai
icmoisc, ilinling limscll mosi unloiiunaic and bound loi lcll bccausc ol lis
ollcnsc, lc slould givc up cvciyiling clsc and ialc slclici ol coniinuous nama
sanliiiana. ly ilc gicai powci ol nama liiiana, cciiainly, in iimc, ilai pcison will
bc dclivcicd liom lis ollcnsc.
lui il onc, icluciani io pui oncscll in a lumblc posiiion by ollciing icpcaicd
icspccis and scivicc io ilc vaisnava ilai onc las ollcndcd, jusiilics limscll by
aiguing ilai simply ialing slclici ol ilc Namc is sullicicni loi ilc dclivciancc
liom ollcnsc, ilcn lc is guiliy ol luiilci ollcnsc.
Noi slould onc bc ol ilc mcnialiiy io ilinl ilai ilc ollcnsc ol sadlu ninda
opciaics only in iclaiion io a vaisnava wlo is lully and pcilccily qualilicd wiil all
ilc qualiiics mcniioncd in sciipiuic, sucl as iolciancc, mcicy and lindncss io all
living cniiiics (lipalui aliia diolas iiiilsul saiva dclinam). Sucl a pcison
aiicmpis io minimizc lis own ollcnsc by poiniing oui
somc dclcci in ilc dcvoicc. Tlc sciipiuics say ilai, cvcn a pcison wlo is ol vciy
bad claiacici, a clcaici, dcvoid ol piopci bclavioui, malicious, dcvoid ol
samslaias, il lc ialcs io suiicndci ol ilc Loid, musi bc considcicd a sadlu. All
ilc moic ilcn, ilai a dcvoicc wlo may slow somc occasional lauli slould bc
considcid a sadlu.
Also, il a gicai ollcnsc las bccn commiiicd againsi a vaisnava, bui ilc vaisnava
docs noi bccomc angiy bccausc ol lis cxlalicd naiuic, ilc ollcndci slould siill lall
ai ilai dcvoicc's lcci and sccl ways ol plcasing lim in oidci io puiily limscll.
Tlougl ilc vaisnava may loigivc ollcnscs, ilc dusi ol lis lcci docs noi iolciaic ilc
ollcnsc and dclivcis ilc liuiis ol ilc ollcnsc on ilc guiliy pcison.
Somciimcs, no suiiablc icspcci can cvci maicl ilc causclcss oi lailomlcss mcicy
ol ilc powcilul, sponiancous, mosi clcvaicd ol malablagavaias in ilcii
disiiibuiion ol mcicy. Ioi insiancc, cvcn ilougl madc io caiiy Ralugana's
palanquin and madc ilc objcci ol ilc King's laisl woids, Jada llaiai bcsiowcd lis
mcicy. In a similai way Ccdiiaja slowcd mcicy io ilc ailcisi daiiyas wlo lad
comc io do lim violcncc. In ilc samc way Sii Niiyananda slowcd mcicy io
Madlai, cvcn ilougl Madlai lad injuicd lis loiclcad.
Tlc ollcnsc ol guioi avajna, oi disicspcci io guiu, ilc iliid apaiadla, may bc
considcicd in ilc samc way as ilc liisi apaiadla.
Misundersfanding fhe posifion of Visnu, Siva and demigod (second aparadha)
Conscious bcings aic ol iwo iypcs; indcpcndcni and dcpcndcni. Tlc indcpcndcni
bcing is ilc all-pcivading Loid (isvaia) and ilc dcpcndcni bcings aic ilc paiiiclcs
ol consciousncss (jivas), cncigics ol ilc Loid, wlo pcivadc individual bodics. Tlc
indcpcndcni consciousncss (isvaia) is ol iwo iypcs: onc is noi iouclcd ai all by
maya, and ilc oilci, loi ilc Loid's pasiimcs, acccpis
ilc ioucl ol maya. Tlc liisi iypc ol isvaia is callcd by sucl namcs as Naiayana:
laiii li niigunal salsai puiusal pialiic paia
"Ii is Haii wlo is diiccily ilc non maiciial Loid iiansccndcnial io maiciial
naiuic."
Tlc sccond iypc ol isvaia is callcd by sucl namcs as Siva:
sival salii yuial sasvai iiilingo guna samviia
"Siva acccpis ilc ilicc gunas and is covcicd by ilcm."
Tlougl Siva is covcicd by ilc gunas, onc slould noi ilinl ilai lc is in ilc
caicgoiy ol jiva. As ilc lialma Samliia siaics, Siva is a iiansloimaiion ol ilc Loid,
jusi as yogluii is a iiansloimaiion ol mill. In oilci sciipiuics also Siva is gloiilicd
as isvaia.
Tlc ilicc modcs ol saiiva, iajas and iamas, loi mainicnancc, ciaiion and
dcsiiuciion, aic iulcd by Visnu, lialma and Siva. Iiom ilis lialma is commonly
undcisiood io bc isvaia. lui lialma's posiiion as isvaia oi loid slould bc
undcisiood as powci invcsicd in a jiva by ilc Supicmc Loid. Tlc lialma Samliia
also says ilai ii is by ilc bcsiowal ol powci by ilc Supicmc Loid ilai lialma is
ablc io cicaic ilc univcisc. Tlc modcs ol ignoiancc (Siva), passion lialma) and
goodncss (Visnu) may bc compaicd io ilc wood, smolc and liic, ilicc
piogicssivc siagcs ol liic. As smolc is supciioi io wood, so ilc modc ol passion is
supciioi io ilc modc ol ignoiancc, bui liic is noi siiuaicd in ilc smolc, onc
cannoi pciccivc ilc Supicmc Loid in ilc modc ol passion (bialma). In ilc modc
ol goodncss wlicl is lilc ilc blazing liic, onc can diiccily pciccivc ilc Loid
(visnu). Jusi as liic is siiuaicd wiilin wood, so in modc ol
ignoiancc, ilc Loid's picscncc can bc assumcd in laicni siaic. Tlc lappincss ol
icalizaiion ol ilc Loid in lis impcisonal aspcci may bc compaicd io ilc siaic ol
slccp wlicl is claiaciciisiic ol iama guna.
Tlc jivas aic ol iwo iypcs: ilosc wlo aic covcicd by maya and ilosc wlo aic noi
covcicd by maya. Tlc covcicd jivas aic ilc dcvaias, mcn and animals. Tlc
uncovcicd jivas aic ol iwo iypcs: ilosc cndowcd wiil ilc Loid's aisvaiya salii, and
ilosc uninllucnccd by ilai salii. Tlosc noi inllucnccd by ilc Loid's aisvaiya salii
aic ol iwo iypcs: ilosc wlo, by piaiicc ol jnana mcigc in io ilc Loid (a lamcniablc
condiiion), and ilosc wlo, by piaciicc ol blalii, icmain
dillcicniiaicd liom ilc Loid and iasic ncciaican bliss. Tlosc wlo aic inllucnccd by
ilc aisvaiya salii aic ol iwo iypcs: ilosc inllucnccd by clcmcnis sucl as jnana,
bclonging io ilc spiiiiual splcic (cg. loui Kumaias), and ilosc inllucnccd by sucl
clcmcnis as ilc lunciion ol cicaiion cic., coming liom ilc maiciial splcic (cg.
lialma). In ilis way ilc posiiion ol lialma is
dclincaicd.
Onc may considci ilai Visnu and Siva aic non dillcicni, bcing ilc samc isvaia
modc. Tlougl ilis is iiuc, ilc dcvoicc musi undcisiand ilai ilcic is a dillcicncc
in woislip ol ilc Loid wiil a ioucl ol maiciial qualiiics (Siva) and wiil no
maiciial qualiiics (Visnu). lialma and Visnu, on ilc oilci land, aic complcicly
dillcicni iaiivas: lialma is jiva and Visnu is isvaia. Somciimcs
lialma and Visnu aic dcsciibcd as idcniical in ilc Puianas, bui onc slould
undcisiand ilis siaicmcni by ilc cxamplc ol ilc sun (Visnu) and ilc suiya lania
jcwcl (lialma) wlicl is invcsicd wiil ilc ligli ol ilc sun, and is ilcicloic
considcicd non-dillcicni.
In somc malalalpas, cvcn Siva, lilc lialma, is a jiva invcsicd wiil powci by ilc
Loid:
lvacij jiva viscsaivam laiasyoliam vidlci iva
Lilc lialma, Siva is somciimcs a jiva. Tlus Siva is somciimcs classcd wiil
lialma, as in sucl siaicmcnis as:
yas iu naiayanam dcvam bialma iudiadi daivaiail
samaivcnaiva manycia sa pasandi blavcd dliuvam
"A pcison wlo considcis Naiayana as cquivalcni io lialma, Siva and ilc oilci
dcvaias is a low iascal."
Tlosc wlo lavc noi lully icscaiclcd in ilc maiici say ilai Visnu is ilc Loid, noi
Siva; oi ilai Siva is ilc Loid, noi Visnu; oi ilai sincc I am a dcvoicc ol Visnu, I
will noi givc icgaid io Siva, oi vicc vcisa. Sucl pcoplc, dclibciaicly involving
ilcmsclvcs in aigumcnis, bccomc ollcndcis. Il sucl ollcndcis can bccomc
cnliglicncd by a lnowlcdgcablc dcvoicc, iilcn ilcy can icalizc low Siva and
Visnu aic non-dillcicni. Wiil ilis icalizaiion, and by pciloiming namaliiiana, ilc
pcison can nullily lis ollcnsc.
Srufi sasfra ninda: disrespecf for fhe srufi scripfures (Vedas)
Il onc commiis ilis ollcnsc onc obiains iclicl wlcn onc las ilc loiiunc io
undcisiand liom a lnowlcdgcablc pcison ilai ilc siuiis mcicilully lclp ilc mosi
blind, unqualilicd and indcpcndcni pcoplc io comc io ilc pail ol blalii.
Commission ol ilc louiil ollcnsc can bc nullilicd by using ilc samc mouil ilai
ciiiicizcd ilc sciipiuics (sucl as ilc siuiis, piopounding laima and jnana) io
piaisc ilc samc sciipiuics, and io piaisc ilc piaciiiioncis ol ilosc sciipiuics (cg.
pciloimcis ol laima and jnana), and by pciloiming loud claniing ol ilc
Holy Namc.
In ilc samc way onc slould undcisiand ilc appcaiancc and nullilicaiion ol ilc
oilci six ollcnscs.
The anarfhas arising from bhakfi:
Jusi as, along wiil ilc main plani, many wccds giow, by ilc culiivaiion ol blalii
ilcic appcais acquisiiion ol maiciial wcalil and oilci laciliiics, woislip and
icspcci by oilcis, a comloiiablc posiiion, lamc cic. ly ilcii vciy naiuic, ilcy lavc
ilc powci io inllucncc ilc lcaii ol ilc dcvoicc, giow in sizc, and covci up ilc
main plani inicndcd loi culiivaiion, blalii.
NuIIificafion of fhe anarfhas:
Tlc loui iypcs ol anaiilas mcniioncd, namcly, ilosc aiising liom picvious sinlul
aciiviiy, liom picvious pious aciiviiy, liom namapaiadla, and liom culiivaiion ol
blalii, lavc livc giadcs ol ciadicaiion: limiicd (io onc anaiila), pcivasivc
(allcciing many anaiilas), gcncial, complcic and absoluic.
Anaiilas aiising liom namapaiadla aic icmovcd in ilc lollowing siagcs. Onc
slould undcisiand ilai ilc woid "nullilicaiion" (niviiii) applics noi only io ilc
complcic abscncc ol anaiilas, bui io any ol ilc piogicssivc siagcs ol nullilicaiion
as wcll. Tlus wiil pciloimancc ol dcvoiional aciiviiics (blajana liiya) ilcic is
nullilicaiion bui ilc ciadicaiion is limiicd. Wiil ilc appcaiancc ol nisila, ilc
ciadicaiion is pcivasivc. Wiil ilc appcaiancc ol iaii oi blava, ilc ciadicaiion is
gcncial. Wiil ilc appcaiancc ol picma ilc ciadicaiion is complcic. Wiil ilc
aiiainmcni ol ilc Loid's loius lcci, ilc ciadicaiion is absoluic.
Tlus, in ilc casc ol Ciiialciu, wlo lad aiiaincd ilc loius lcci ol ilc Loid, lis
accidcnial mala apaiadla io Siva was appaicni, noi ical, sincc lc was cndowcd
wiil an abundancc ol picma. Tlis is piovcn by ilc laci ilai lc did noi disiinguisl
bciwccn lis loim as an associaic ol ilc Loid and as a dcmon (Viiiasuia).
Tlc causc ol ilc "ollcnsc" ol Jaya and Vijaya was a manilcsiaiion ol pcisonal dcsiic
dciivcd liom picma. Tlc iwo dcsiicd in ilis way:
"Ol Loid ol Loids, you dcsiic io ligli bui wc do noi scc an suiiablc opponcni loi
you. All ilosc availablc aic ioo wcal. Tlougl wc aic siiong, wc aic noi inimical io
you. Somclow oi oilci, malc us inimical io you, and icalizc youi dcsiic io ligli.
Wc, bcing youi laiillul scivanis, cannoi iolciaic io scc any lacl wlaicvci in youi
pcilcciion. Diminisl youi qualiiy ol allcciion loi youi dcvoiccs, and lullill oui
piay." Sucl occasional mcnial discicpancics can bc ovcicomc by ilc mind iiscll.
Tlc ciadicaiion ol ilc anaiilas aiising liom picvious sin is as lollows. Wiil ilc
pciloimancc ol blajana liiya, ilc ciadicaiion is gcncial, wiil ilc appcaiancc ol
nisila ciadicaiion is complcic, and wiil ilc appcaiancc ol asalii ii is absoluic.
Tlc ciadicaiion ol anaiilas aiising liom blalii is as lollows. Wiil ilc
pciloimancc ol blajana liiya, ciadicaiion is limiicd. Wiil ilc appcaiancc ol nisila
ii is complcic, and wiil ilc appcaiancc ol iuci ii is absoluic. Tlc wisc man slould
concludc in ilis way alici considciing all maiicis iloiouglly.
Onc may iaisc ilc objcciion ilai ilcsc siagcs ol cxiinguisling anaiilas do noi
apply io dcvoiccs, quoiing sucl vciscs as:
anglal sanglavad allilam salid udayad
"Wiil onc uiiciancc ol ilc Holy Namc all sins aic dcsiioycd."
yan nama salic cliavanai pulaso'pi vimucyaic samsaiai
"Il onc lcais ilc Holy Namc cvcn onc iimc, a candala can obiain libciaiion liom
ilc maiciial woild."
Also in ilc casc ol Ajamila, simply by lis uiiciing ilc Loid's namc oncc in
namablasa, all anaiilas, cvcn up io avidya (ignoiancc, ilc iooi causc ol maiciial
bondagc), wcic icmovcd and lc aiiaincd ilc loius lcci ol ilc Loid.
Tlis is all iiuc. Onc slould lavc no doubi ilai ilc Holy Namc las sucl
incsiimablc powci. lui bccausc ilc Holy Namc, is unlappy wiil ollcnscs
commiicd againsi ii, ii docs noi manilcsi iis complcic powci in ilc ollcndci. Tlis
is indccd ilc icason wly ilc sinlul icndcncics coniinuc ilcii cxisicncc. lui
ilougl ilcsc icndcncics coniinuc loi somc iimc, ilc scivanis ol dcail lavc no
powci io aiiacl sucl a pcison.
na ic yama pasablii ca iad blaian svapnc'pi pasyanii
"Sucl a pcison docs noi scc Yama oi lis scivanis caiiying nooscs cvcn in dicams."
In ilc vcisc "na vidyaic iasya yamaii li suddlil" lowcvci ilc woid "yama" iclcis
io ilc iulcs ol yoga piaciicc (yama and niyama cic.), and ilus mcans ilai loi sucl
a pcison, ilcic is no nccd ol oilci loims ol puiilicaiion.
Tlc casc ol ilc ollcndci losing ilc mcicy ol ilc Namc is similai io a suboidinaic
wlo is ollcnsivc io lis wcalily masici. Hc is dcnicd piopci caic, and is iicaicd
indillcicnily by ilc masici. As a icsuli ol ilc wiildiawal ol mcicy, ilai pcison
sullcis povciiy and disiicss ol all soiis. Ai ilc samc iimc lowcvci, pcoplc noi
undci ilc juiisdiciion ol wcalily masici do noi sullci sucl laidslips. lui il ilc
ollcnding scivani puis limscll ai ilc bccl and call ol lis masici, ilc masici
giadually slows mcicy, and ilai pcison's sullciing aic sicp by sicp climinaicd. In
ilc samc way ilc ollcnding dcvoicc will ai liisi sullci somc misciics, bui il lc
pciloims sinccic scivicc io ilc spiiiiual masici and io ilc sciipiuics cic., ilc Namc
will again giadually manilcsi mcicy and giadually climinaic lis cvil icndcncics.
Tlus ilc aigumcnis againsi ilc giadual climinaiion ol anaiilas lold no giound.
Onc slould noi say, "I lavc commiiicd no ollcnscs." Onc can inlci ilc cxisicncc
ol ciilci icccni oi long-sianding ollcnscs by ilcii cllcci. Tlc cllcci ol ollcnsc is
ilai a pcison will noi manilcsi any sympioms ol picma by pciloimancc ol nama
liiiana.
iad asmasaiam lidayam vaicdam
iad gilyamanaii laii namadlcyail
na viliiyciaila yada vilaio nciic
jalam gaiia iulcsu laisa
"Onc's lcaii is as laid as sionc il, onc claniing ilc loly Namc ilcic is no clangc
in ilc lcaii, icais in ilc cycs oi sianding ol laiis on ilc limbs."
lc ic'paiadla vipicndia namno blagavaial liial
viniglnanii ninam liiyam pialiiam lyanayaniili
"Ol bcsi ol bialmanas, wlai aic ilc ollcnscs againsi ol ilc Namc ol ilc Loid
wlicl canccl ilc icsulis ol all oncs pciloimanccs, and iuin cvciyiling maiciial'"
In oilci woids, wlai aic ilcsc ollcnscs againsi ilc Namc ol ilc Loid wlicl, bcing
commiiicd, picvcni any icsulis liom icpcaicdly lcaiing and claniing ilc ilc
Loid's Namc, qualiiics, wlicl slould givc picma, liom sciving ilc sacicd iiiilas
wlicl bcsiow pcilcciion, liom iasiing icpcaicdly ilc glcc, mill and bcicl
piasadam wlicl dcsiioy all dcsiics loi scnsc cnjoymcni, liom wlicl all ilosc
spiiiiually poicni aciiviiics bccomc mcic maiciial'
Tlis is ilc sciious cllcci ol namapaiadla. Il ilis is so, onc may ilcn aiguc ilai il
ilcsc ollcnscs aic so sciious, ilcn a pcison wlo commiis a namapaiadla simply
loscs ilc giacc ol ilc Loid and ilus cannoi cvcn ialc slclici ol guiu oi pciloim
dcvoiional aciiviiics. Tlis is iiuc. Jusi as duiing a sciious lcvci, losing all iasic loi
lood, ii bccomcs impossiblc io cai, a pcison wlo commiis a sciious ollcnsc loscs
scopc loi lcaiing, claniing and pciloiming dcvoiional
aciiviiics. Tlcic is no doubi aboui ilis.
Howcvci, il ilc lcvci lcsscns wiil iimc, somc iasic loi lood dcvclops. Lvcn ilcn,
nouiisling loods lilc mill and iicc cannoi givc ilcii lull powci ol nouiislmcni io
ilc pcison sullciing liom clionic lcvci. Tlcy bcsiow somc bcnclii, bui cannoi
iclicvc lim ol lis wasicd condiiion. An invalid's dici and mcdicinc can, lowcvci,
wiil iimc, icsioic lim io lis picvious lcalily
condiiion. Ai ilai iimc ilc lull poicncy ol noimal lood can bc uiilizcd by ilc body.
In ilc samc way, alici a long pciiod ol sullciing ilc cllccis ol apaiadla, ilc
inicnsiiy icduccs somcwlai and ilc dcvoicc dcvclops a liiilc iasic. Again ilc
dcvoicc bccomcs qualilicd loi blalii. Rcpcaicd doscs ol lcaiing and claniing ilc
Loid's namc and pciloimancc ol oilci dcvoiional pioccsscs, giadually, wiil iimc,
icvcal cvciyiling up io picma. Accoidingly, ilc cxpciicnccd dcvoiccs lavc
dcsciibcd dcvoiion as piogicssing giadually by siagcs, siaiiing wiil laiil, lollowcd
by associaiion, blajana liiya, anaiila niviiii, nisila, iuci, asalii, blava and picma.
Howcvci, ilc abscncc ol sympioms ol picma and iiaccs ol sinlul aciiviiy in
dcvoiccs wlo aic piaciicing ilc dcvoiional pioccsscs sucl as liiiana, cannoi
always bc aiiiibuicd io namapaiadla. Noi can ilc picscncc ol maiciial disiicsscs
always bc aiiiibuicd io ilc icaciions ol picvious laima (wlicl slould bc
dcsiioycd by coiicci cxccuiion ol blalii). Ioi insiancc, ilougl Ajamila was
wiiloui ollcnscs, lc did noi manilcsi ilc sympioms ol picma, cvcn
ilougl lc namcd lis son Naiayan and callcd ilai namc many iimcs cvciy day.
Moicovci lc was also inclincd io sin (scxual iclaiion wiil a piosiiiuic). And
Yudlisiliia, ilougl licc liom pasi laimic icaciions, lad io sullci many maiciial
misciics.
Jusi as a liuii-bcaiing iicc bcais liuii in duc iimc, ilc Holy Namc, ilougl plcascd
wiil an ollcnsclcss pcison, will icvcal iis mcicy (in ilc loim ol sympioms ol
picma) io lim alici somc iimc. Sincc ilc lcaps ol sinlul icaciions wlicl aic bcing
cxpciicnccd duc io picvious bad piaciiccs aic laciually icduccd io insignilicancc
by ilc pioccss ol blalii, lilc ilc biic ol a scipcni wiiloui lis poison langs, ilc
siclncss, lamcniaiion and oilci sullciings undcigonc by
dcvoiccs aic noi duc io sins in picvious lilc, loi ilc Loid limscll las said:
yasyalam anugilnami laiisyc iad dlanam sanail
iaio'dlanam iyajaniy asya svajana dullla dullliiam
"Giadually I ialc away all ilc wcalil ol ilc pcison wlom I lavoi. lcing pcnnilcss
and mosi misciablc, lc is icjccicd by lis lamily and iclaiivcs."
niidlanaiva mala iogo mad anugiala lalsanam
"Tlc pcison wiiloui ilc malady ol maiciial posscssions is ilc objcci ol my
mcicy."
Tlus ilc Loid, ilinling ol ilc wcllaic ol lis dcvoicc, in oidci io incicasc lis
lumiliiy and longing loi ilc Loid, bcsiows on lim all soiis ol sullciing as lis
mcicy. Tlis sullciing is noi ilc cllcci ol sinlul aciions in picvious livcs.
The Fourfh Shower of Necfar: Nisfha (Sfeadiness)
Picviously in ilc discussion ol ilc iwo iypcs ol blajana liiya (anisilaia and
nisilaia), six iypcs ol ilc anisilaia blajana liiya wcic dcsciibcd. Wiiloui
dcsciibing nisilaia blajana liiya, anaiila niviiii was ilcn discusscd.
As Siimad llagavaiam says:
sinvaiam sva lailal lisnal punya siavana liiianal
lidy anal silo ly abladiani vidlunoii sulii saiam
nasia piaycsv abladicsu niiyam blagavaia scvaya
blagavaiy uiiama slolc blaliii blavaii naisilili
"Loid Kisna, wlo is allcciionaic io lis dcvoiccs and siiuaicd in ilcii lcaiis,
dcsiioys all inauspicious clcmcnis ol ilosc wlo lcai iopics aboui ilc Loid. Wlcn
ilc inauspicious clcmcnis lavc bccn gcncially dcsiioycd by dcvoiional scivicc,
sicady dcvoiion io ilc Loid appcais."
Tlc liisi vcisc iclcis io ilc siagc ol anisilaia oi unsicady blalii, loi in ilc ncxi
vcisc naisilili blalii is mcniioncd. In ilc liisi vcisc, "abladiani vidlunoii"
(dcsiiuciion ol inauspicious clcmcnis) iclcis io ilc siagc ol anaiila niviiii,
siiuaicd bciwccn ilc iwo siagcs ol blajana. Tlc woids "nasia piaya" (dcsiioycd)
mcans ilai ilc anaiilas aic noi picscni ai all. Tlc piopci
oidci accoiding io Siimad llagavaiam is ilcicloic blajana liiya, anaiila niviiii,
nisila. Tlcicloic nisiliia blalii will bc discusscd now.
Nisila mcan io bc cndowcd wiil ilc qualiiy ol sicadincs oi non lluciuaiion.
Tlougl a pcison iiics loi sicadincss cvciy day wlilc anaiilas aic siill picscni, lc
will noi aiiain sicadincss. Tlis is duc io ilc pcisisicni obsiaclcs ol laya (mcnial
inaciiviiy oi slccp), vilscpa (piojcciion), apiaiipaiii (spiiiiual indillcicncc), lasaya
(sinlul labiis) and iasasvad (iasic loi maiciial cnjoymcni). Alici ilc siagc ol
anaiila niviiii, wlcn all ol ilcsc obsiaclcs aic almosi complcicly dcsiioycd, onc
aclicvcs nisiliia blalii. Tlc sympioms ol sicadincss aic ilus ilc abscncc ol ilc
abovc mcniioncd bad labiis.
Laya iclcis io ilc icndcncy io slccp duiing liiiana, siavana and smaiana (in oidci
ol incicasing icndcncy). Vilscpa iclcis io piojcciing mundanc conccpiions wlilc
lcaiing, icciiing oi icmcmbciing ilc iopics ol ilc Loid. Apiapaiii iclcis io ilc
siaic ol indillcicncc, bcing unablc io pciloim liiiana cic. in spiic ol ilc abscncc ol
laya oi vilscpa. Kasaya mcans ilc icndcncy io indulgc in angci, giccd, piidc and
oilci unwoiily labiis. Rasasvad iclcis io inabiliiy io absoib
ilc mind in liiiana wlcn ilcic aiiscs ilc oppoiiuniiy loi maiciial scnsc plcasuic.
Nisila appcais in ilc abscncc ol ilcsc laulis.
iada iajas iamoblaval lama lobladayas ca yc
ccia ciaii anaviddlam siliiam saiivc piasidaii
"Ai ilai iimc onc is complcicly licc liom ilc inllucncc ol iama and iaja guna. Tlc
lcaii, bcing siiuaicd in saiiva and uniouclcd by ilcsc impuiiics cxpciicnccs
lappincss."

Hcic ilc woid "ca" indicaics an aggicgaic and ilus iajas and iamas aic indicaicd in
pluial loim iailci ilan dual loim. Sincc all ol ilc impuiiiics aic complcicly
icmovcd (ciaii anaviddlam) only ai ilc siagc ol blava, ilis mcans ilai ilcii sligli
picscncc docs noi aci as an obsiaclc duiing ilis siagc.
Nisiliia blalii mcans sicadincss ol iwo iypcs; conccining blalii diiccily and
conccining clcmcnis lavoiablc io blalii. Sicadincss in blalii iiscll las ilicc basic
divisions, bodily, vocal and mcnial. Accoiding io somc auiloiiiics, liisi onc aiiains
sicadincss in bodily sciviccs, ilcn in vocal aciiviiics (liiiana cic.), and linally in
mcnial aciiviiics (icmcmbciing, mcdiiaiion). Oilcis lowcvci disagicc wiil ilis
piogicssion, saying ilai bccausc ol ilc dillcicnccs ol siicngil, cnduiancc, oi
poicncy ol ilc body, voicc, and mind in dillcicni dcvoiccs, a paiiiculai dcvoicc,
dcpcnding on ilc cxiiaoidinaiy capaciiy ol ciilci lis body, voicc, oi mind,
wliclcvci is siiongci, may piogicss moic iapidly in ilai onc paiiiculai capaciiy.
Sicadincss in clcmcnis lavoiablc io blalii iclcis io sicadincss in sucl qualiiics as
lumiliiy and giving icspcci io oilcis, liicndlincss, and mcicy. Howcvci somciimcs
sicadincss in sucl qualiiics may bc sccn in dcvoiccs wlo lavc ilc abliliiy io
coniiol ilc scnscs, bui wlo lavc noi dcvclopcd sicadincss in blalii; and
somciimcs sicadincss in lumiliiy cic. is noi sccn in ilosc wlo lavc aiiaincd
sicadincss in blalii. Howcvci, sicadincss in blalii iiscll givcs onc ilc piopci
iniclligcncc io pciccivc ilc picscncc ol sicadincss in ilc qualiiics in ilc pcison
wlo las sicadincss in blalii iiscll, and io pciccivc ilc abscncc ol sicadincss in ilc
qualiiics in a pcison wlo docs noi lavc sicadincss in blalii. Incxpciicnccd
pciccpiion cannoi subsianiiaic ilc iiuil. Tlis is conliimcd by ilc vcisc quoicd
abovc, wlicl siaics ilai wiil ilc appcaiancc ol
naisilili blalii ilc dcvoicc aiiains a posiiion in wlicl ilc qualiiics boin ol iaja
and iama guna, sucl as lusi, giccd cic. aic abscni and saiiva qualiiics aic picscni.
In summaiy, onc slould undcisiand ilai ilc laxiiy oi inicnsiiy ol clloii in ilc
maiicis ol dcvoiional aciiviiics sucl as lcaiing and claniing, wlcn ilcy bccomc a
lixcd piaciicc, manilcsi, coiicspondingly, iwo iypcs ol blalii, unsicady and
sicady.
The Fiffh Shower of Necfar: Ruci (Tasfe)
Wlcn ilc goldcn coin ol blalii, dcvoiion, slining cllulgcnily by ilc liic ol sicady
piaciicc and piopcllcd by iis own cncigy, bccomcs lixcd in ilc dcvoicc's lcaii, iuci
oi iasic loi dcvoiional aciiviiics appcais.
Wlcn a pcison dcvclops a iasic loi ilc aciiviiics ol blalii sucl as lcaiing and
claniing, wlicl is vasily gicaici ilan aiiiaciion io anyiling clsc, ilai is callcd
iuci. Unlilc ilc picvious siagcs, ai ilc siaic ol iuci consiani pciloimancc ol
lcaiing and claniing docs noi icsuli in cvcn ilc lcasi laiiguc. Ruci quiclly
pioduccs a gicai aiiaclmcni io ilc aciiviiics ol blalii. Tlis is
similai io a bialmana boy wlo, alici diligcnily siudying ilc sciipiuics daily, and
in iimc giasping ilc mcaning, linds no dilliculiics ai all in applying limscll io
siudy, and moicovci, dcvclops a plcasuic in ilc iasl.
lccausc ol a dclcci in ilc livci ilc abiliiy io iasic bccomcs allccicd, and sugai
bccomcs disiasiclul. Sugai lowcvci is also ilc mcdicinc io cuic ilc dclcci.
Undcisianding ilis, an alllicicd pcison will ialc sugai daily, ilougl ii may bc
disiasiclul, and cvcniually lc will dcvclop a ical iasic loi ii, as ii cuics lis siclncss.
In ilis way, ilc jiva's lcaii wlicl is coniaminaicd by ignoiancc and ilc oilci
llcsas, bccomcs cuicd by ilc mcdicinc ol lcaiing,
claniing and ilc oilci dcvoiional pioccsscs, wlicl in ilc bcginning may noi bc so
iasiclul, and cvcniually dcvclops a iasic loi ilc aciiviiics.
Ruci is ol iwo iypcs: ilai wlicl dcpcnds on cxccllcncc ol clcmcnis, and ilai wlicl
docs noi. Lxccllcncc ol clcmcnis iclcis io an cxccllcncc iclaiing io sucl ilings as
ilc Loid's namc, qualiiics, loim. Ioi insiancc a pcison may only cxpciicncc
plcasuic liom liiiana il ii is plcasinng io ilc cai and aiiisiicall sung, oi may only
iclisl iopics ol ilc Loid il ilcy aic dclivcicd slilllully wiil liiciaiy oinamcnis and
qualiiics, oi may only cnjoy Dciiy woislip il all
ilc implcmcnis, placc, and maiciials aic ol ligl siandaid. Tlis is jusi lilc a
pcison wiil a wcal appciiic wlo, wlcn noiilicd ol a mcal, will asl wlai iypcs ol
picpaiaiions ilcic aic and ol wlai qualiiy. Tlc liisi iypc ol iuci is in wlicl a
sligli iiacc ol impuiiiy icmains. Tlcicloic il a pcison dcpcnds on ilc cxccllcncy
ol ilc maiciial clcmcnis ol liiiana io cxpciicncc a spiiiiual iasic,
onc slould undcisiand ilai ilis is cvidcncc ol impuiiiy in lis lcaii.
A pcison wiil ilc sccond iypc ol iuci will cxpciicncc gicai plcasuic wlcicvci and
wlcncvci ilcic is a pciloimancc ol liiiana. Hc docs noi dcpcnd on cxccllcncc ol
ilc clcmcnis bccausc lc las aciual dcpil in lis iasic. Onc slould undcisiand ilai
lc las no iiacc ol impuiiiy in lis lcaii.
"Ol liicnd, giving up ilc ncciai ol Kisna's namcs, wly aic you cngaging youiscll
in puisuiis loi sccuiiiy and cnjoymcni, so laid io aiiain' Wlai can I say' I am
unloiiunaic, loi I am ilc lowcsi ciiminal. Tlougl I lavc icccivcd ilc mcicy ol ilc
spiiiiual masici, I lavc noi undcisiood iis piopci valuc. Insicad I lavc bccn
wandciing cvciywlcic, and in ilai way I lavc wasicd my lilc.
Kccping a piccious jcwcl iicd in ilc lcm ol my cloil, I lavc bccn scaicling oui a
ciaclcd cowiic, a spoi ol lalsc lappincss bciwccn ilc banls ol ilc iivci ol maiciial
cngagcmcnis. Noi piaciicing any anga ol blalii, I lavc simply manilcsicd lacl ol
cncigy. So dccciilul I am, sucl is my scnsc ol iasic, ilai I licl up aciid-iasiing
piolanc gossip lilc ncciai and icmain apailciic io lcai ilc namcs, qualiiics and
pasiimcs ol ilc Loid. How unloiiunaic I am! Wlcn I siaii io lcai aboui ilc Loid,
I comloiiably lall aslccp, and ai any oppoiiuniiy loi vulgai discussion, I piicl up
my cais and bccomc widc awalc. In ilis way I lavc coniaminaicd ilc asscmbly ol
dcvoiccs and cvciyiling clsc. Old and bcni as I am, wlai sinlul aci lavc I noi
pciloimcd, simply loi ilc saiislaciion ol my insaiiablc bclly' I do noi lnow wlai
iypc ol lcll I will lavc io sullci loi all my aciiviiics."
In ilis way ilc dcvoicc will dcspaii ovci lis picvious siaic ol consciousncss wiil a
iasic ol disgusi.
Tlcn, in a icmoic placc, lilc a swan, lc will bcgin iasiing and spcaling icvcicnily
ilc ncciaican iopics aboui ilc Loid, ilc juicc liom ilc liuii ol ilc dcsiic iicc, ilc
Gicai Upanisad, Siimad llagavaiam, coniaining ilc mysiic scicncc ol blalii. Hc
will convcisc consianily wiil dcvoiccs, io ilc cxclusion ol all iopics oilci ilan
Kisna lilc a cuiious spcciaioi, liisi sianding, ilcn siiiing, linally cniciing in wiil
lull aiicniion. Hc will ialc iclugc in ilc Loid's dlama and will lix limscll puicly
in ilc Loid's scivicc. Ignoiani pcoplc will ilinl lc is going ciazy.
Tlc blisslul dcvoiional scivicc pciloimcd by ilc cxpcii dcvoiccs is lilc a dancc.
Tlc dcvoicc bcgins io lcain ilc lcssons ol ilai dancc; bcing ialcn by ilc lands ol
ilc dancc insiiuciicss, iuci, lc lcains all cxpciicncing an cxiiaoidinaiy,
unpicccdcnicd, unimaginablc goldcn bliss wlicl cannoi bc dcsciibcd. In wlai
blisslul icalm will lc comc io cxisi, wlcn in iimc, lc is
madc io dancc by ilc supicmc masicis ol dancc, blava and picma'
The Sixfh Shower of Necfar: Asakfi
Alici ilis, wlcn iuci (iasic) wlicl las blajana (lcaiing claniing and oilci
dcvoiional aciiviiics) as iis objcci ol iclisl, icaclcs cxiicmc dcpil, and malcs
Kisna ilc objcci ol iclisl, ilai is callcd asalii oi aiiaclmcni. Ai ilc siagc ol asalii,
ilc ciccpci ol blalii bcais clusicis ol buds. Tlcsc buds will in no iimc bccomc
llowcis, ai ilc siagc ol blava and ilcn liuiis ai ilc siagc ol picma. Tlc siaicmcni
ilai iuci las blajan as ilc objcci and asalii las ilc Loid as ilc objcci is a
dcsignaiion signilying piopoiiionaic quaniiiy. Aciually boil iuci and asalii lavc
boil componcnis as objccis, bui by lcss inicnsiiy in ialing blajana as objcci and
gicaici inicnsiiy in ialing ilc Loid as objcci, asalii bccomc disiinguislablc liom
iuci. Asalii polislcs ilc miiioi ol ilc lcaii io sucl a condiiion ilai a icllcciion ol
ilc Loid may suddcnly bc visiblc ilcic. lcloic ilc siagc ol asalii, ilc dcvoicc,
icalizing ilai lis mind las bccn ovcipowcicd by maiciial objccis and dcsiics, alici
puiiing loiil dclibciaic clloii, wiildiaws lis mind and lixcs ii on ilc Loid's loim,
qualiiics and aciiviiics. In ilc siagc ol asalii lowcvci, absoipiion ol ilc mind in
ilc Loid is auiomaiic, wiiloui clloii. A dcvoicc cvcn ai ilc siagc ol nisila cannoi
discovci low lis mind somciimcs wiildiaws liom ilc Loid and lixcs iiscll on
maiciial allaiis. Tlc qualiiy ol aiiaclmcni sucl ilai ilc mind somciimcs
wiildiaws liom maiciial iopics and absoibs iiscll in iopics ol ilc Loid is noi sccn
in onc wlo las noi aiiaincd ilc siagc ol asalii. Tlis is lowcvci claiaciciisiic ol
ilc dcvoicc wlo las aiiaincd ilc siagc ol asalii.
Laily in ilc moining, sccing anoilci dcvoicc, lc will bcgin ialling, "Wlcic aic
you coming liom' You lavc a salagiam sila in a nicc casc langing liom youi nccl.
Youi ionguc is quivciing cvciy momcni liom iasiing ilc ncciai ol Kisna's namc as
you clani solily. Sccing you lilc ilis I lccl ovciwlclming joy. Tcll mc wlai loly
placcs you lavc visiicd, and dcsciibc all ilc gicai sainily souls you lavc mci. Wlai
icalizaiions lavc you lad, and wlai icalizaiion lavc you
bcsiowcd io oilcis'" In ilis way lc will spcnd somc iimc diinling ncciai in
iniimaic convcisaiion.
Llscwlcic, sccing a dcvoicc wiil and aiiiaciivc bool undci lis aim lc will say,
"ly youi cxiiaoidinaiy picscncc I can gucss ilai you aic vciy lcaincd. Plcasc icciic
ii loi mc. liing io lilc by youi slowci ol ncciaican cxplanaiion jusi onc vcisc ol
ilc icnil canio, wlicl is lilc a caiali biid waiiing loi iaindiops." Hcaiing ilc
cxplanaiion lis body laiis will siand on cnd.

Going clscwlcic lc will say, "Ol, jusi ioday my lilc will bc succcsslul, loi ilis
gailciing ol dcvoiccs will immcdiaicly dcsiioy all my sins." Tlinling in ilis way
lc will pay icpcaicd obcisanccs on ilc caiil. lcing lonoicd wiil allcciion by ilc
mosi lcaincd and advanccd dcvoicc, ilc ciown jcwcl ol ilc asscmbly, lc will sii
bcloic lim in lumblc, ciouclcd posiuic, and bcg liom lim wiil icais in lis cycs,
wlilc lolding lis pulsc. "Ol masici, you aic ilc icmcdy loi ilc maiciial discasc
allliciing ilc ilicc woilds. I am ilc mosi lallcn and dcpiavcd pcison. Plcasc
diagnosc my malady and advisc mc wlai mcdicinc and lood io ialc. ly ilai
miiaclc diug, icsioic mc io piopci lcalil." Ovcijoycd wiil ilc dcvoicc's glancc ol
mcicy, and lis iiiclling ncciai ol swcci woids, lc will siay loi somc iimc io scivc
lis loius lcci.
Somciimcs wandciing by a lalc oi in ilc loicsi, obsciving ilc movcmcnis ol ilc
animals and biids, lc will iniuiiivcly inicipici ilcm as signs ol mcicy oi
punislmcni ol Kisna upon limscll. "Il Kisna is slowing lis mcicy io mc, ilcn lci
ilc aniclopc in ilc disiancc comcs iowaids mc ilicc oi loui sicps. Il lc is noi
slowing mcicy, ilc aniclopc will iuin away."
Sccing a small boy playing on ilc ouisliiis ol a villagc, lc will bc icmindcd ol ilc
clild saini Sanala and will cnquiic liom ilc boy, "Will I scc Viajcndia Kumaia'"
"No."
Hcaiing ilai simplc syllablc, lc will dclibciaic on wlcilci io ialc ilc answci ai
lacc valuc oi sccl a dccpci mcaning.
Rcmaining in lis lousc, lilc a miscily mciclani giccdy loi iicasuic, wiil a woin
lacc, lc will bc absoibcd in ilougli all day, wlilc dicaming, sianding, and siiiing.
"Wlcic am I going' Wlai am I doing' ly wlai mcans will I gci my lands on my
dcsiicd objcci'"
Wlcn aslcd wlai is ilc maiici lc will somciimcs aci lilc a muic, ai oilci iimcs lc
will lcign noimaliiy. His liicnds will apologizc, "Hc was aliigli bcloic, bui now lis
iniclligcncc las bccomc covcicd." His unacquainicd nciglbouis will concludc ilai
lc is an idioi by biiil. Tlc lollowcis ol Vcdic iiiual will considci lim siupid. Tlc
adlcicnis ol ilc impcisonal lialman will considci lim disillusioncd. Tlc
lollowcis ol pious aciiviiics will say lc is lallcn. Tlc
nondcvoiccs will say lc las amasscd somc gicai iicasuic. And ilc ollcndcis will
say lc is picicnding. In ilis way oilcis will judgc lim.
lui ilc dcvoicc, lai liom considciaiions ol icspcci and disicspcci, laving lallcn
inio ilc cuiicni ol ilc gicai cclcsiial iivci ol aiiaclmcni (asalii) io ilc Loid, will
simply coniinuc lis aiicmpis io comc closci io ilc Loid.
The Sevenfh Shower of Necfar: Bhava
Wlcn asalii aclicvcs lull maiuiiiy ii is callcd iaii oi blava. llava is ilc
picliminaiy siagc ol manilcsiaiion ol ilc ilicc cncigics sac, cid and ananda,
cmanaiing liom ilc Loid Himscll. Ii is callcd ilc blossoming llowci on ilc ciccpci
ol blalii, wlosc ouici lusici is ilc qualiiy ol "saivail suiduilabla" (iaiiiy) and
wlosc innci lusici is "molsa laglu liii" ("ialing molsa as
insignilicani"), jusi onc paiiiclc ol wlicl upioois ignoiancc complcicly. Moicovci,
by ilc piolusc iclcasc ol iis liagianccs, ilc llowci ol blava is ablc io inviic
Madlusudana and malc lim appcai ilcic. In sloii, sccnicd by ilosc liagianccs,
all ilc cmoiions ol ilc lcaii, lilc a clusici ol scsamc sccds, liquily inio a pcilumcd
oil, and bccomc immcdiaicly lii io bc smcaicd on all ilc limbs ol ilc Loid. Ai ilc
appcaiancc ol blava, iis icccpiaclc ilc body ol cvcn a candala bccomcs woiily ol
ilc icspcci ilai is duc io Loid lialma and oilci dcvaias. Ai ilai iimc, lis cycs,
lull ol longing, iuin iowaids Kisna io licl ilc blaclncss ol lis limbs, ilc iosy luc
ol lis lips and cyc-iims, ilc wliic biilliancc ol lis moon-lilc iccil slining in lis
smiling lacc, ilc ycllow luc ol lis cloiling and oinamcnis; and bcgin io bailc lis
body in unlimiicd icais.
Lilc a lunicd animal, lcic and ilcic, liom iimc io iimc, licczing lis moiion, lc
iaiscs lis cais io iiy io lcai ilc sound ol Kisna's lluic, ilc jingling ol lis anllcis,
ilc swcci inionaiion ol lis voicc, ilc mcssagcs ol lis wandciing looisicps. And lis
body ciupis in ccsiasy on cxpciicncing ilc longcd-loi ioucl ol ilc Loid's icndci
lands. His nosiiils opcn widc again and again, and inlalc, anxious io cxaminc ilc
liagiancc ol lis body. Hanlciing io iasic ilc Loid's saliva, lis ionguc lccls gicai
joy on aiiaining ilai iasic, and lc licls lis lips. Somciimcs, wlcn lc gains ilc
associaiion ol ilc Loid by ilc Loid's wlim, lis lcaii lccls cxlilaiaicd, and lc
bccomcs diunl wiil ilc abundancc ol swccincss, and ilcn, ai ilc dcpaiiuic ol ilc
Loid lc giicvcs and bccomcs dcspondcni. In ilis way ilc sympioms ol sancaii
blava dccoiaic lis body.
His iniclligcncc, in ilc siaics ol walclulncss, slccp, and dccp slccp, dcicimincs io
lix iiscll wiiloui dcviaiion on ilc pail ol icmcmbiancc ol Kisna. Ai ilc iimc ol
aiiaining lis spiiiiual body suiiablc loi pciloiming lis cicinal scivicc, ilc
indcsiiuciiblc soul cnicis ilai body, and ilc maiciial body bccomcs almosi lilclcss.
Ai ilis siagc ilc dcvoicc bcgins io cxpciicncc cxiicmc posscssivcncss ol Kisna:
lilc a bcc, lc bccomcs anxious io imbibc liagiancc ol Kisna's loius lcci. Having
obiaincd ilc mosi piccious jcwcl ol blava, ilc dcvoicc, lilc a misci, lidcs ii liom
oidinaiy pcoplc. As lc bccomcs ilc icsidcncc ol icnunciaiion, iolciancc, and ilc
oilci wondcilul qualiiics wlicl manilcsi ilcmsclvcs ai ilc siagc ol blava,
advanccd dcvoiccs will undcisiand lis inicinal siaius by ilosc cxicinal sympioms,
bui oilcis wlo scc lis disiiacicd mind will concludc ilai lc is mad.
Tlis siagc ol blava is ol iwo iypcs: ilai aiising liom iaga blalii, and ilai aiising
liom vaidli blalii. Tlc liisi iypc ol blava, aiising liom iaganuga blalii, bcing
gicaici in iis siicngil and naiuial lccling, wiil a picdominancc ol ilc lccling ilai
ilc Loid is on an cqual lcvcl and a disiasic loi sccing ilc Loid as ilc almigliy
masici, is vciy ilicl oi inicnsc. Tlc sccond iypc, aiising liom vaidli blalii, bcing
somcwlai lcssci in siicngil and naiuial lccling, wiil a iypc ol posscssivcncss ol
ilc Loid mixcd wiil pciccpiion ol ilc Loid as ilc almigliy God, is noi so
condcnscd. Tlcsc iwo iypcs ol blava aic iasicd in iwo dillcicni ways in ilc iwo
iypcs ol lcaiis posscsscd ol iwo iypcs ol spiiiiual dcsiics in iwo iypcs ol dcvoiccs.
Tlis blava is iasicd in dillcicni dcgiccs ol swccincss, as in vaiious dcgiccs ol
condcnsaiion ol mango, jaclliuii, sugaicanc oi giapc juicc. Tlcic aic livc iypcs ol
dcvoiccs: ilosc aciing as sanias, dasas (scivanis), sallas (liicnds), piiis (cldcis),
and picyasis (lovcis), aciing in ilc moods ol sania, dasya, sallya, vaisalya, and
piiyaia. llava by iis own cncigy causcs ilc appcaiancc ol viblava, anublava, and
vyablicaii. Tlc dominaiing mood gcnciaicd liom ilcsc
clcmcnis is callcd silayi blava, wlicl, by mixing wiil ilc clcmcnis, pioduccs
sania, dasya, sallya, vaisalya, and ujjvala iasas.
Tlc siuii icxis dclinc iasa as ilc vciy csscncc ol ilc Loid (iaso vai sal). Jusi as
waici is picscni in all ilc siicams, iivcis, and ponds bui is waici pcisonilicd in
ilc occan, so ilis iasa, ilougl ii is picscni in all ilc avaiaias ol ilc Loid and
iouclcs pcilcciion in cacl ol ilcm, aiiains iis absoluic climax in Kisna, ilc son ol
ilc King ol Viaja. Rasa (Kisna Himscll), wlicl appcais ai ilc liisi siagc ol
maiuiiiy (blava) and bccomcs lully subsianiiaicd in ilc siagc ol picma, is diiccily
cxpciicnccd by sucl a qualilicd dcvoicc.
The Eighfh Shower of Necfar: Prema
Iiom ilc ciccpci ol blalii wlicl liisi spiouicd iwo lcavcs duiing sadlana blalii,
now suddcnly appcai many smooil pcials in ilc loim ol anublavas (ilc
sympioms ol ccsiasy) aiiaclcd io ilc llowci ol blava. Tlcsc anublavas aic lillcd
wiil ilc dcvoiional pioccsscs sucl as lcaiing and claniing, and slinc biillianily
ai cvciy momcni. Iiisi loiming ilc llowci callcd blava, linally ilcy biing loiil ilc
liuii callcd picma. lui ilc ciccpci ol blalii is mosi
asionisling loi ilougl iis lcavcs, bud, llowci and liuii maiuic inio ilc succccding
loim, ilcy aic noi giving up ilcii oiiginal loims. Togcilci ilcy slinc in ncwci and
ncwci ways.
Tlc dcvoicc's innumciablc ilouglis wcic picviously bound iiglily by ilc iopcs ol
posscssivcncss io lamily, iclaiivcs, lousc and piopciiics. Howcvci wlcn picma
appcais, ii casily liccs onc's mcnial lunciions liom all ilosc aiiaclmcnis, by iis
inlcicni powci complcicly iiansloiming all ilosc mcnial lunciions, maiciial
ilougl ilcy bc, inio pcisonal, spiiiiually blisslul clcmcnis, and similaily
iiansloiming all ilosc iopcs ol maiciial aiiaclmcni inio iopcs ol a spiiiiual naiuic.
Tlcn, by ilosc iopcs ol spiiiiual posscssivcncss, picma binds ilc spiiiiualizcd
lunciions ol ilc mind io ilc swccincss ol ilc Loid's namc, loim and qualiiics. Tlc
splcndoious sun ol picma in ilis way iiscs, and manilcsiing iis biilliancc,
immcdiaicly puis io slamc all maiciial idcals (puiusaiila), lilc dim consicllaiions
in ilc sly.
Tlc juicc wlicl comcs liom ilc liuii ol picma, bcing iasicd, las as iis csscniial
qualiiy mosi inicnsc, conccniiaicd bliss, and iis ouisianding nouiisling piopciiy
is iis powci io aiiiaci Kisna. Nccdlcss io say, wlcn ilc dcvoicc bcgins io iasic ilai
juicc, lc docs noi ialc lccd ol any obsiaclcs. Lilc a misci lcvciisl loi iicasuic,
lilc a ilicl wlo las losi all scnsc ol disciciion oui ol absoipiion in lis job, ilc
dcvoicc loscs all scnsc ol scll consciousncss. Somciimcs ilcic is an impaiicncc loi
obiaining ilc Loid, lilc a lungci wlicl cannoi bc saiislicd cvcn by caiing ilc
mosi iasiy loods all day and nigli. luining lilc ilc sun by ilai anxiciy, lc is
sooilcd, as il by ilc coolncss ol a ilousand moons, only on iasiing ilc loim,
qualiiics and swccincss ol ilc Loid, wlicl malc a momcniaiy appcaiancc ai ilai
iimc. Asionisling picma, aiising in ilc dcvoicc, incicascs sliglily, and ilc dcvoicc
longs loi diicci mcciing wiil ilc Loid ai cvciy momcni. ly ilc inicnsiiy ol lis
longing loi ilc Loid, wlicl buins lilc a conllagiaiion and icais lis body lilc a
slaip aiiow, lc icmains unsaiislicd wiil ilc momcniaiy vision ol ilc Loid's loim,
qualiiics and swccincss.
Hc considcis liicnds as usclcss as a diy, ovcigiown wcll, lis lousclold bccomcs
lilc a iloin-lillcd loicsi. Iood bccomcs ioially disiasiclul. Piaisc liom oilci
dcvoiccs is lilc ilc biiing ol a snalc. Daily duiics bccomc unpciloimablc. All ilc
ncccssaiy iiiuals bccomc an unmanagcablc buidcn. Tlc consolaiion ol lis
comiadcs is lilc poison. Tlougl lc icmains consianily awalc, walclulncss is an
occan ol icpcniancc and lis slccp sccms io bc simply llccing liom lilc. His
body sccms io bc ilc iaigci ol clasiiscmcni ol ilc Loid. His lilc aiis bccomc as
lilclcss as ioasicd giains. Wlai lc picviously iool as lis lilc's goal is abandoncd as
a gicai calamiiy. Lvcn ilinling ol ilc Loid icais lis body asundci.
Tlcn picma, assuming ilc loim ol a icndci liss, aiiiacis blacl Kisna and malcs
lim appcai io ilc dcvoicc loi a momcni. Ai ilai iimc all ilc scnscs ol ilc dcvoicc
(cycs, nosc, cais, ionguc, scnsc ol ioucl) bccomc ilc icccpiaclcs ol all ilc
auspicious qualiiics ol Kisna lis supicmc bcauiy, liagiancc, mclody,
youillulncss, iasiincss, audaiya and laiunya. Tlc cvci-licsl swccincss ol ilosc
qualiiics aiiscs iliougl ilc lovc ol lis dcvoicc, wlo is ilc iasici and
iclislci ol ilosc qualiiics, and gicaici lanlciing slilllully binds ilc dcvoicc moic
and moic ai cvciy momcni. Sucl a gicai occan ol bliss appcais ai ilis iimc, ilai
pociic woids aic noi capablc ol disccining iis limiis.
Lilc a iiavcllci on a dcscii pail buincd by ilc sun's iays duiing ilc loi scason,
wlo ialcs slclici in a cool placc supplicd wiil a lundicd vcsscls lillcd wiil icy
waici liom a divinc pool, undci ilc sladc ol a vasi banyan iicc dcnscly ianglcd
wiil bianclcs, oi lilc an clcplani caugli in a loicsi liic wlo is linally bailcd by
unlimiicd waici liom a banl ol iain clouds, ilc dcvoicc,
alllicicd by moiial discasc, and ciaving saiislaciion, diinls ilai ncciai, iasics iis
cxquisiic swccincss, and cxpciicnccs unboundcd bliss.
Tlc Loid icvcals liisi His bcauiy io ilc cycs ol ilc dcvoicc in ilis icmailablc
condiiion. On accouni ol ilc swccincss ol ilai bcauiy, all ilc scnscs and ilc mind
ialc on ilc qualiiy ol cycs, and obsiaclcs sucl as paialysis, slaling and icais aic
gcnciaicd. Iiom ilis ilc dcvoicc swoons. To consolc ilc dcvoicc, ilc Loid ncxi
icvcals His liagiancc io ilc nosiiils ol ilc dcvoicc, and by ilis, ilc dcvoicc's
scnscs ialc on ilc qualiiy ol ilc nosc in oidci io smcll. Again ilc dcvoicc swoons
in bliss. Tlc Loid ilcn icvcals His sonoious voicc io ilc dcvoicc's cais. All ilc
scnscs bccomc lilc cais io lcai, and loi ilc iliid iimc ilc dcvoicc lainis. Tlc Loid
ilcn mcicilully givcs ilc ioucl ol His loius looi, His lands and His bicasi io ilc
dcvoicc, and ilc dcvoicc cxpciicnccs ilc Loid's licsl youillulncss. To ilosc in ilc
mood ol scivani Hc bcsiows His loius lcci on ilcii lcads, io ilosc in ilc mood ol
liicndslip, Hc giasps ilcii lands wiil His, io ilosc in ilc mood ol paicnial
allcciion, wiil His land Hc wipcs away ilcii icais, and ilosc in conjugal mood Hc
cmbiaccs, ioucling ilcm wiil His lands and clcsi. Tlcn ilc dcvoicc's scnscs all
ialc on ilc scnsc ol ioucl and ilc dcvoicc lainis loi a louiil iimc. Tlc Loid ilcn
icsioics lim by giving ilc iasic liom His own lips. Tlis lowcvci is icvcalcd only
io ilosc in ilc conjugal mood. Tlc dcvoicc's scnscs ialc on ilc scnsc ol iasic and
lc lainis loi a lilil iimc. Tlis blisslul swoon is so dccp ilai ilc Loid musi icvivc
lim by bcsiowing His audaiya (gcnciosiiy), ilc sixil iypc ol mcicy. Audaiya iclcis
io ilc siaic in wlicl simuliancously all ol ilc Loid's qualiiics, (His bcauiy,
liagiancc, sound, ioucl and iasic) all suddcnly manilcsi ilcmsclvcs io ilc
dcvoicc's vaiious scnscs.
Ai ilis siagc, picma, wlicl undcisiands ilc aim ol ilc Loid, incicascs io ilc
cxiicmc, io wlicl ilcic is a coiicsponding cxiicmc incicasc in ciaving loi moic;
and laving, ol iis own, givcn up iis moonlilc licllcncss, ii sponiancously cicaics
in ilc dcvoicc's lcaii a icaiing liiciion amongsi ilc simuliancous cmoiions, a
conllici ol a lundicd wavcs in ilc occan ol bliss, and ilcn assumcs, loi ilc
dcvoicc, ilc loim ol a picsiding dciiy ol lis mind. ly ilis mcans, picma bcsiows
iis inllucncc so ilai onc can cxpciicncc ilc dillcicni iasics simuliancously wiiloui
conllici. Onc slould noi ilinl ilai ilc inicnsc ciaving ol ilc mind will causc
diluiion ol ilc vaiious iasics. Railci, all ol ilc scnscs, aiiaining ilc inconccivablc,
asionisling, cxiiaoidinaiy
qualiiy io pciloim ilc lunciions ol ilc oilci scnscs io appicciaic ilc Loid's
vaiious qualiiics, givc moic inicnsiiy io ilc iasic. In ilcsc maiicis, onc cannoi usc
maiciial aigumcnis cvolvcd liom maiciial cxpciicnccs. Tlcsc inconccivablc
condiiions ol picma aic noi subjcci io mundanc logic.
Tlcn ilc Loid, sccing ilc dcvoicc, lilc caiala biid iiying io iasic ilc ioialiiy ol
iain diops, waniing io iasic all ilc swccincss ol lis bcauiy, liagiancc, sound,
ioucl, iasic and audaiya, bui unablc io do so, considcis, "Wly am I lolding so
many wondcilul qualiiics io myscll'"
To lci ilc dcvoicc cnjoy ilcm complcicly, ilc Loid manilcsis lis lipa salii (also
callcd anugiala), ilc ccniial polc ol all cncigics, ilc supicmc coniiolling cncigy,
wlicl is dcsciibcd in ilc sciipiuics as a quccn in ilc middlc ol a loius wlosc cigli
pcials aic ilc cigli svaiupa saliis (vimala, uilaisini, jnana, liiya, yoga, pialvi,
saiya, and isana), and wlicl is callcd by scvcial namcs, sucl as vaisalya (allcciion)
in iclaiion io lis dcvoiccs in ilc mood ol scivani (dasa cic.) and laiunya
(compassion) in iclaiion io ilc dcvoiccs in conjugal mood, and wlicl malcs
visiblc io ilc dcvoicc ilc loius cycs and ilc body ol ilc Loid. ly ilis lipa salii,
ilc clcmcni ol ilc Loid's all pcivading licc will appcais in ilc dcvoiccs, and causcs
gicai asionislmcni cvcn in ilosc wlo lavc icalizcd Paiamaima. ly ilis cncigy, ilc
Loid's allcciion
loi His dcvoiccs, lilc a cmpcioi, iulcs ovci all ilc oilci auspicious, consiiiuiional
qualiiics ol ilc Loid, sucl as saiya, sauca, daya and lsanii, wlicl aic mcniioncd
by caiil pcisonilicd in ilc Iiisi Canio ol llagavaiam (Tcxi 26-30, Cl.16).
Tlc cigliccn condcmncd qualiiics ol illusion, lazincss, ciioi, iasic loi maiciial
cnjoymcni, inicnsc lusi, licllcncss, aiiogancc, cnvy, violcncc, cxciiion,
lamcniaiion, disloncsiy, angci, longing, lcai, illusion ol suppoiiing ilc wlolc
woild, paiiialiiy, and dcpcndcncy on oilcis aic noi picscni in ilc body ol ilc
Loid. lui in compliancc io ilc lipa salii lowcvci, cvcn ilcsc
qualiiics bccomc picscni somciimcs in ilc vaiious avaiaias sucl as Rama and
Kisna and bccomc icalizcd by ilc dcvoiccs as cxccllcni qualiiics.
Aiiaining ilc powci io iasic all ilc Loid's qualiiics sucl as His bcauiy and
liagiancc, and iasiing cacl onc, ilc dcvoicc asccnds io liglci and liglci pcals ol
asionisling cxpciicncc, and lis lcaii mclis on inccssani icalizaiion ol ilc Loid's
unpicccdcnicd allcciion loi His dcvoicc.
Tlcn ilc Loid, displaying His wondcilul naiuic, says, "Ol bcsi ol dcvoiccs, many
biiils you lavc givcn up wilc, lousc and wcalil loi my salc, and oui ol obligaiion
io scivc Mc you lavc cnduicd ilc misciics ol cold, wind, lungci, iliisi and pain,
iolciaicd ilc conicmpi ol ooilci mcn, ialing io a lilc o bcgging. In paymcni loi all
youi saciilicc, I cannoi givcn you anyiling. I lavc bccomc youi dcbioi. Sincc
loidslip ovci ilc wlolc caiil, ialing ilc posi ol dcmigod, and acquisiiion ol
mysiic powcis aic unsuiiablc loi you, low can I givc ilcm io you' Onc cannoi
givc giass and siiaw, ilc cnjoymcni ol cows, io any luman bcing. Tlougl I am
unconquciablc, I lavc jusi now bccn conqucicd by you; I livc loi you and dancc
loi you. I am langing on io ilc ciccpci ol youi good qualiiics loi suppoii."
Hcaiing ilc swcci, allcciionaic woids ol ilc Loid, ilc dcvoicc says, "Ol Loid,
masici, occan ol mcicy, You glanccd upon mc wlilc I was bcing biiicn by an aiiay
ol ciocodilcs, ilc inliniic misciics ol cndlcss biiils and dcails amidsi ilc
iciiilying cuiicni ol maiciial cxisicncc. Loid, iiansccndcnial io all ilc maiciial
plancis, wlosc buiici-lilc lcaii mclis as ii manilcsis mcicy, oiiginal spiiiiual
masici, dcsiioyci ol ignoiancc in ilc loim ol sucl qualiiics as lusi, by manilcsiing
ilc sudaisana calia ol Youi wondcilul loim, You lavc piciccd ilosc ciocodilcs
and liccd mc liom ilc cluiclcs ol ilcii iccil. To lullil my dcsiic io scivc Youi
loius lcci, You placcd ilc syllablcs ol Youi maniia in my cais, You dcsiioycd my
sullciing, You puiilicd mc by ilc pioccss ol consiani lcaiing, claniing, and
icmcmbciing Youi qualiiics and namc, and madc mc undcisiand low io pciloim
scivicc io Youiscll iliougl ilc associaiion ol Youi dcvoiccs. I am uniniclligcni,
ilc lowcsi ol ilc low, and cvcn onc day lavc noi donc You scivicc. Sucl a miscily
scllisl pcison dcscivcs io bc punislcd. Coniiaiy io ilis lowcvci, slowing Youi
vciy scll io mc, You lavc madc mc diinl ncciai. You lavc moiiilicd mc by saying
ilai You lavc bccomc my dcbioi. Now I am ilinling wlai io do. I would bc
picsumiuous io asl You io paidon all my ollcnscs livc, scvcn, cigli, a ilousand oi
a million' I can dcliniicly say ii musi bc moic ilan a lundicd ilousand billion.
lui lci bc all ilc liuiis ol my pasi aciiviiics, icccivcd and yci io bc icccivcd.
Picviously I compaicd Youi dail limbs io ilc monsoon cloud, io ilc bluc waici
lily and io ilc sappliic; I compaicd Youi cllulgcni lacc io ilc moon, and youi
icndci lcci, io ncwly spiouicd lcavcs. Now ilcsc analogics sccm lilc aa pilc ol
buincd musiaid sccd compaicd io a goldcn mouniain oi lilc a clicl pca in
compaiison io a iouclsionc, lilc a jaclal in compaiison io a lion, oi a mosquiio
in compaiison io Gaiuda. ly my pooi iniclligcncc I lavc clcaily commiiicd ollcnsc
io You. Sucl inapi pociiy mcani as piaisc unio Youiscll is acccpicd by common
pcoplc. I am lilc an unsciilcd cow ilicaicncd by ilc suddcn appcaiancc ol Youi
gloiious loim. lui, I cannoi dclilc ilc dcsiic iicc ol Youi bcauiy cvcn wiil my
dcsiiuciivc compaiisons."
In ilis way ilc dcvoicc pioluscly piaiscs ilc Loid, and ilc Loid, icvcals io ilc
dcvoicc cndowcd wiil all qualiiics ol lovc, as mucl as possiblc cvciyiling dcsiicd,
in iclaiion io ilc Loid's pasiimcs, lillcd wiil qualiiy ol iasa: Sii Vindavana, ilc
dcsiic iicc, ilc mala yoga piila, ilc mosi dcai dauglici ol Visablanu, lci
associaics sucl as Laliia and oilci scivanis, His own liicnds sucl as Subala and
palyamanas sucl as Naicili, ilc Yamuna Rivci, Govaidlana,
loicsis sucl as llandiia, Nandisvaia Giii, all ilc moilcis, lailcis, bioilcis,
liicnds and scivanis ilcic, and ilc louscs. Tlc Loid submcigcs ilc dcvoicc in ilc
cnclaniing iidal wavc ol vaiious iypcs ol bliss, and ilcn disappcais wiil His
cniouiagc.
Rccovciing consciousncss alici somc momcnis, ilc dcvoicc, anxious io scc ilc
Loid again, opcns lis cycs, and noi sccing ilc Loid, lc bcgins ciying, "Was I
mcicly dicaming' No, no, I was noi dicaming, bccausc I lavc nciilci diowsincss,
noi any coniaminaiion in my cycs liom slccp. Was ii somc lallucinaiion oi
wiiclciali' No, loi wiiclciali could ncvci givc sucl bliss. Oi was ii liom somc
dclcci in ilc mind' No, bccausc all ilc sympioms ol unsicady mind-sucl as laya
and vilscpa aic ioially abscni. Was ii ilc lullilmcni ol somc maiciial dcsiic' No,
no maiciial lancy could cvci appioacl wlai I lavc sccn. Was ii a momcniaiy
mcciing wiil ilc Loid' No, bccausc ii is complcicly dillcicni liom all picvious
visions ol ilc Loid ilai I icmcmbci." In ilis way ilc dcvoicc icmains in
uncciiainiy. Lying upon ilc dusiy caiil, lc piays consianily loi ilc samc
cxpciicncc, bui noi obiaining ii, lc lamcnis, iolls on ilc giound, wccps, wounds
lis own body, lainis, iccovcis, siands, siis, iuns aboui, and wails lilc a madman.
Somciimcs lc icmains silcni lilc a sagc and somciimcs, lilc a social mislii, lc lails
io pciloim lis daily obligaioiy duiics. Lilc a pcison posscsscd ol spiiiis, oi
allccicd by cvil plancis, lc ialls incolcicnily. Unio a dcvoicc liicnd wlo comcs
asling piivaicly wlai is ilc maiici, lc cxplains wlai lc las cxpciicnccd. Wlcn
ilc liicnd cxplains ilai ii was, by good loiiunc, a diicci mcciing wiil ilc Loid,
saiislicd, lc iccovcis limscll and bccomcs lappy.
lui ilcn again lc lamcnis, "How can I aiiain ilai cxpciicncc again' Was ii a
slowci ol mcicy liom somc gicai dcvoicc ol ilc Loid oi was ii ilc icsuli, by lucly
clancc, somclow, somciimc, ol somc pasi loncsi cndcavoui in sciving ilc Loid.
Oi pcilaps ii was simply ilc causclcssncss ol ilc mcicy ol ilc Loid upon ilc
lowcsi ol ilc low, lillcd wiil dcspicablc qualiiics. ly somc indcsciibablc loiiunc I
lavc aiiaincd ilc Loid, bui ilcn, bccausc ol a giavc ollcnsc, I lavc losi Him again.
Wiil muddlcd iniclligcncc, I cannoi ascciiain ilc iiuil. Wlcic slall I go' Wlai
slall I do' ly wlai mcans' Wlom io asl' I am complcicly vacani, wiiloui soul,
wiiloui slclici, scoiclcd by a conllagiaiion. Tlc wlolc woild gazcs upon mc,
icady io dcvoui mc. Giving up ilis woildly associaiion, I will livc in soliiudc loi a
wlilc."
Doing ilis, lc lamcnis luiilci, "Loius-laccd Loid, lolding siicams ol ncciai,
bcdcclcd wiil liagiani gailands wlicl sccni all ilc loicsis, aiiiaciing swaim ol
vibiaiing bccs jusi loi a momcni may I scivc Youi Loidslip again. Having oncc
iasicd Youi swccincss, I cannoi aspiic loi anyiling clsc."
Hc bcgins io ioll on ilc giound, bicailc lcavily, laini, and losc lis mind.
Suddcnly sccing ilc Loid cvciywlcic, lc icjoiccs, cmbiaccs, laugls, danccs and
sings, and wlcn ilc Loid disappcais again, lc bccomcs lillcd wiil icmoisc, and
wccps. lcing cxiiaoidinaiy in bclavioui, lc wiildiaws lis vciy lilc sympioms,
and lc loscs awaicncss ol wlcilci lc siill las a body oi noi. Tlcn, noi awaic ilai
lis maiciial body las passcd io ilc clcmcnis, lc undcisiands only ilai lis dcsiicd
Loid, ilc occan ol mcicy, las manilcsicd Himscll, cngagcd lim in scivicc and is
lcading lim io His own lomc. Tlus ilc dcvoicc icaclcs ilc goal ol lilc.

adau siaddla iaial sadlu sango'ila blajana liiya iaio' naiila niviiiis ca
iaio nisila iucis iaial ailasaliis iaio blavas iaial picmablyudancaii
"Iiisi appcais laiil, ilcn associaiion wiil dcvoiccs, dcvoiional aciiviiics, clcaiing
ol obsiaclcs, sicadincss, iasic, aiiaclmcni, blava and linally picma."
Tlc siagcs ol dcvoiion mcniioncd in ilis vcisc lavc bccn dcsciibcd as ilcy aic.
Sncla, mana pianaya, iaga, anuiaga, and malablava, succcssivcly spccializcd
iasics, aic liuiis giowing on piogicssivcly liglci bianclcs ol ilc ciccpci ol blalii.
lccausc ilc body ol ilc dcvoicc cannoi iolciaic ilc liiciion ol cxiicmcs ol all ilosc
iasics, ilcy aic noi manilcsicd in lis body, and ilus
ilcsc iasics lavc noi bccn dcsciibcd lcic.
Ruci, asalii, blava and picma, wlicl can bc cxpciicnccd, lavc bccn dcsciibcd, bui
aiming ai ical compiclcnsion ol ilcsc siaics, ilc sciipiuial cvidcnccs wcic noi
supplicd, sincc iniioduciion ol ilosc piools would pioducc a laislncss in
compiclcnsion. As ilcy may bc icquiicd, ilcy aic supplicd lcic.
Ruci:
iasmins iad labdla iucci malamaic piiyasiavasi asllaliia maiii mama
yayalam ciai sad asai sva mayaya pasyc mayi bialmani lalpiiam paic
"Ol gicai sagc, as soon as I goi a iasic ol ilc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad, my aiicniion
io lcai ol ilc Loid was unllincling, and as my iasic dcvclopcd, I could icalizc
ilai ii was only in my ignoiancc ilai I lad acccpicd gioss and subilc covciings, loi
boil ilc Loid and I aic iiansccndcnial." Sl 1.5.27
Asakfi:
ccial llalv asya bandlaya muliayc caimano maiam
guncsu saliam bandlaya iaiam va pumsi muliayc
"Tlc siagc in wlicl ilc consciousncss ol ilc living cniiiy is aiiiacicd by ilc ilicc
modcs ol maiciial naiuic is callcd condiiional lilc. lui wlcn ilai samc
conscioiusncss is aiiaclcd io ilc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad, onc is siiuaicd
in ilc consciousncss ol libciaiion." Sl 3.25.15
Bhava:
iaiianvalam lisna-lailal piagayaiam anugialcnasinavam manolaial
ial siaddlaya mc 'nupadam visinvaial piiyasiavasy anga mamablavad iucil
"O Vyasadcva, in ilai associaiion and by ilc mcicy ol ilosc gicai Vcdaniisis, I
could lcai ilcm dcsciibc ilc aiiiaciivc aciiviiics ol Loid Kisna And ilus lisicning
aiicniivcly, my iasic loi lcaiing ol ilc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad incicascd ai cvciy
sicp." Sl 1.5.26
Prema:
picmaiiblaia niiblinna pulalonga'iiniiviial
ananda samplavc lino napasyma ublayam munc
"O Vyasadcva, ai ilai iimc, bcing cxcccdingly ovcipowcicd by lcclings ol
lappincss, cvciy paii ol my body bccamc scpaiaicly cnlivcncd. lcing absoibcd in
an occan ol ccsiasy, I could noi scc boil myscll and ilc Loid." Sl 1.6.17
Sympfoms of ruci:
yaiia blagavaia iajan sadlavo visadasayal
blagavad-gunanulailana- siavana-vyagia-cciasal
iasmin malan-mullaiiia madlublic-caiiiia-
piyusa-scsa-saiiial paiiial siavanii
ia yc pibaniy aviiiso nipa gadla-lamais
ian na spisaniy asana-iid-blaya-sola-molal
"My dcai King, in ilc placc wlcic puic dcvoiccs livc, lollowing ilc iulcs and
icgulaiions and ilus puicly conscious and cngagcd wiil gicai cagcincss in lcaiing
and claniing ilc gloiics ol ilc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad, in ilai placc il
onc gcis a clancc io lcai ilcii consiani llow ol ncciai, wlicl is cxacily lilc ilc
wavcs ol a iivci, onc will loigci ilc ncccssiiics ol lilc
namcly lungci and iliisi and bccomc immunc io all linds ol lcai, lamcniaiion
and illusion." Sl +.29.39-+0
Sympfoms of asakfi:
siavana su bladiani iailanga panci janmani laimani ca yani lolc
giiani namani iad aiilalani gayan vilajjo vicaicd asango
"An iniclligcni pcison wlo las coniiollcd lis mind and conqucicd lcai slould
givc up all aiiaclmcni io maiciial objccis sucl as wilc, lamily and naiion and
slould wandci liccly wiiloui cmbaiiassmcni, lcaiing and claniing ilc loly
namcs ol ilc Loid, ilc bcaici ol ilc claiioi wlccl. Tlc loly namcs ol Kisna aic all
auspicious bccausc ilcy dcsciibc His iiansccndcnial biiil and aciiviiics, wlicl Hc
pciloims wiilin ilis woild loi ilc salvaiion ol ilc condiiioncd souls. Tlus ilc
loly namcs olilc Loid aic sung iliougloui ilc woild." Sl 11.2.39
Sympfoms of bhava:
yaila bliamyaiayo bialman svayam alaisasannidla
iaila mc bliamyaic ccias caliapanci yadicclaya
"O bialmanas, as iion aiiiacicd by a magnciic sionc movcs auiomaiically iowaid
ilc magnci, my conscousncss, laving bccn clangcd by His will, is aiiiacicd by
Loid Visnu, wlo caiiics a disc in His land. Tlus I lavc no indcpcndcncc. Sl
7.5.1+
Sympfoms of prema:
cvam viaial sva piiyanama liiiya jaianuiagodiuiaciiiauccail
lasaiy ailo iodiii, iauii gayaii unmadavan niiyaii lola balyal
"ly claniing ilc loly namc ol ilc Supicmc Loid, onc comcs io ilc siaic ol lovc ol
Godlcad. Tlcn ilc dcvoicc is lixcd in lis vow as an cicinal scivani ol ilc Loid,
and lc giadually bccomcs vciy mucl aiiaclcd io a paiiiculai namc and loim ol ilc
Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad. As lis lcaii mclis wiil ccsiaiic lovc, lc laugls
vciy loudly oi ciics oi slouis. Somciimcs lc sings and danccs lilc madman, loi lc
is indillcicni io public opinion." Sl 11.2.+0
Temporary appearances:
piagayaial sva-viiyani iiiila-padal piiya-siaval
aluia iva mc sigliam daisanam yaii cciasi
"Tlc Supicmc Loid Sii Kisna, wlosc gloiics and aciiviiics aic plcasing io lcai, ai
oncc appcais on ilc scai ol my lcaii, as il callcd loi, as soon as I bcgin io clani
His loly aciiviiics." Sl 1.6.33
Meefing fhe Lord:
pasyanii ic mc iuciiany amba sanial piasanna valiiaiuna locanani
iupani divyani vaia piadani salam vacam spilaniyam vadanii
"Ol my moilci, My dcvoiccs always scc ilc smiling lacc ol My loim, wiil cycs
lilc ilc iising moining sun. Tlcy lilc io scc My vaiious iiansccndcnial loims,
wlicl aic all bcncvolcni, and ilcy also iall lavoiably wiil Mc." Sl 3.25.35
Nafure in fhaf sfafe:
iaii daisaniyavayavaii udaia vilasa lasclsiia vama suliail
lgiaimano liia pianams ca blaliii anicclaio mc gaiim anvim piayunlic
"Upon sccing ilc claiming loims ol ilc Loid, smiling and aiiiaciivc, and lcaiing
His vciy plcasing woids, ilc puic dcvoicc almosi loscs all oilci consciousncss. His
scnscs aic liccd liom all oilci cngagcmcnis, and lc bccomcs absoibcd in
dcvoiional scivicc. Tlus in spiic ol lis unwillingncss, lc aiiains libciaiion wiiloui
scpaiaic cndcavoi." Sl 3.25.36
MenfaIify in fhaf sfafe:
dclam ca iam na caiamal siliiam uiiliiam va
siddlao vipasyaii yaio' dlyagamai svaiupam
daivad upciam aila daiva vasad apciam
vaso yaila paiiliiammadiia madandlal
"lccausc lc las aclicvcd lis ical idcniiiy, ilc pcilccily icalizcd soul las no
conccpiion ol low ilc maiciial body is moving oi aciing, jusi as an inioxicaicd
pcison cannoi undcisiand wlcilci oi noi lc las cloiling on lis body." Sl
3.2S.37
Tlcsc vciscs slould bc considcicd. Tlc basic iiuil is as lollows.
Alanlaia is ol iwo iypcs: alania (consciousncss ol "I") and mamaia
(consciousncss ol "my"). ly jnana ilcsc iwo aic dcsiioycd and libciaiion is
aiiaincd. ly diicciing ilcsc iwo iowaids body (I am ilis body), lousc (ilis is my
lousc) cic. bondagc icsulis.
"I am ilc lollowci ol ilc Loid. I am ilc scivani ol ilc Loid. Tlc Loid wiil His
associaics, an occan ol swccinccs wiil His loim, qualiiics and pasiimcs is io bc
scivcd by mc."
Il onc ilinls in ilis way idcniilying oncscll as ilc Loid's scivani and maling ilc
Loid and His lollowcis ilc objcci ol onc's posscssion, ii is callcd picma. Picma is
dillcicni liom boil bondagc and libciaiion, and is ilus callcd ilc ciown jcwcl ol
luman goals. Tlcic is an oidci ol spiiiiual dcvclopmcni, bascd on ilis.
Wlcn ilc maiciialisiic aspcci ol alania and mamaia is cxiicmcly dccp, onc
icmains in ilc cyclc ol biiil and dcail. Wlcn a causclcss paiiiclc ol laiil dcvclops
and onc ilinls ol bccoming a vaisnava and sciving ilc Loid, alania and mamaia
bccomcs sliglily spiiiiualizcd and ilc jiva bccomcs qualilicd loi dcvoiional
scivicc. Ai ilc siagc ol sadlu sanga, ilc iingc ol spiiiiualizaiion bccomcs moic
concicic. Ai ilc siagc ol anisiliia blajana liiya, ilc spiiiiualizaiion is localizcd in
onc placc, wlcicas ilc maiciial aspcci is in lull loicc. Ai ilc siagc ol nisila,
spiiiiualizaiion bccomcs moic pcivasivc and ilc maiciialisiiic inllucncc dccicascs
somcwlai. Ai ilc siagc ol iuci, spiiiiualizaiion ol "mc and minc" bccomcs
dominani and ilc maiciialisiic aspcci bccomcs localizcd. Ai ilc siagc ol asalii ilc
spiiiiual aspcci bccomcs complcic and ilc maiciial aspcci bccomcs a iiacc. Ai ilc
siagc ol blava ilc spiiiiual aspcci bccomcs iloiougl and ilc maiciial aspcci
bccomcs a sladow, occasionally appcaiing. Ai ilc siagc ol picma, ilc spiiiiual
aspcci bccomcs cxiicmcly inicnsc and ilc maiciial aspcci is complcicly abscni.
Ai ilc siagc ol blajana liiya, mcdiiaiion on ilc Loid is mixcd wiil oilci iopics
and is icmpoiaiy. Ai ilc siagc ol nisila, mcdiiaiion on ilc Loid las a iiacc ol
oilci iopics. Ai ilc siagc ol iuci, oilci iopics aic abscni and ilc mcdiiaiion is long
lasiing. Ai ilc siagc ol asalii, mcdiiaiion bccomcs dccp. Duiing blava, by
mcdiiaiion, ilc Loid appcais in ilc mind. Aclicving picma, along wiil ilc
appcaiancc ol ilc Loid in ilc mind, ilcic is diicci associaiion wiil ilc Loid.
May ilc swcci banl ol clouds saiisly ilc woild, by disiiibuiing iis iasa lilicd liom
ilc occan ol swccincss, Sii Kisna Caiianya.