Suite des deux bhaktis
As one desires to approach the Lord, so the Lord will approach the aspirant. (bg 4.11) Whatever one remembers at the time of death, that he will attain without fail. (bg 8.6) Reflecting on these famous words of the Bhagavad Gita, one can easily understand that varieties of goals are attained in accordance with one's desires. It is not that all paths lead to the same goal.
vaidhI-rAgAnugA-mArga-bhedena parikIrtitaH |
dvividhaH khalu bhAvo’tra sAdhanAbhinivezajaH || (brs 1.3.7)
“The paths of vaidhi and raganuga are known to be separate from each other. Engagement in these two forms of practice certainly awakens two distinct varieties of bhava.”
The goals of these two paths of devotion in practice are understood as follows:
vidhi-bhaktye pArSada-dehe vaikuNThete yAya || (cc 2.24.87)
“Through vidhi-bhakti, one will attain the form of an associate in Vaikuntha.”
aizvarya-jJAne vidhi-bhajana kariyA |
vaikuNThake yAya catur-vidha mukti pAJA || (cc 1.3.17)
“Those who worship according to scriptural commandments, being aware of the Lord's superhuman prowess, attain the four kinds of liberation in Vaikuntha.”
rAga-bhaktye vraje svayaM-bhagavAne pAya || (cc 2.24.85)
“Through raga-bhakti, one will attain the Lord Himself in Vraja.”
rAgAnuga-mArge tAGre bhaje yei jana |
sei-jana pAya vraje vrajendra-nandana || (cc 2.8.221)
“He who worships on the path of raganuga will attain Vrajendra-nandana (Sri Krishna) in Vraja.”
In the realm of Vraja, the sweet and intimate human-like pastimes of God prevail. Only in such an atmosphere love can attain its pinnacle. Love which is filled with awareness of the Lord's almight is of an inferior quality. As stated by the Lord Himself:
sakala jagate more kare vidhi-bhakti |
vidhi-bhaktye vraja-bhAva pAite nAhi zakti ||
aizvarya-jJAnete saba jagat mizrita |
aizvarya-zithila-preme nAhi mora prIta || (cc 1.3.15-16)
“Everyone in this world worships Me through vidhi-bhakti. Vidhi-bhakti has no power for attaining the feelings of Vraja. The devotion of the world is mixed with knowledge of My divine prowess. I do not delight in love diluted with prowess.”
It is thus evident that there is a need to deeply reflect on the nature and practice of raganuga-bhakti for anyone who desires to perfect his loving faculty in relationship with God. There is no other means for tasting the ambrosial sweetness of the Vraja-pastimes of the Lord!
karma, tapa, yoga, jJAna, vidhi-bhakti, japa, dhyAna
ihA haite mAdhurya durlabha |
kevala ye rAga-mArge, bhaje kRSNe anurAge
tAre kRSNa-mAdhurya sulabha || (cc 2.21.119)
“La douceur de Krishna est difficile à atteindre au moyen des austérités, du yoga et de la spéculation intellectuelle...
elle est de même impossible à obtenir par vaidhi Bhakti par la récitation des mantras védiques ou par la meditation.
Par contre elle se laisse capturer par celui qui l'adore avec affection dans la voie de raga."
vaidhI-rAgAnugA-mArga-bhedena parikIrtitaH |
dvividhaH khalu bhAvo’tra sAdhanAbhinivezajaH || (brs 1.3.7)
“The paths of vaidhi and raganuga are known to be separate from each other. Engagement in these two forms of practice certainly awakens two distinct varieties of bhava.”
The goals of these two paths of devotion in practice are understood as follows:
vidhi-bhaktye pArSada-dehe vaikuNThete yAya || (cc 2.24.87)
“Through vidhi-bhakti, one will attain the form of an associate in Vaikuntha.”
aizvarya-jJAne vidhi-bhajana kariyA |
vaikuNThake yAya catur-vidha mukti pAJA || (cc 1.3.17)
“Those who worship according to scriptural commandments, being aware of the Lord's superhuman prowess, attain the four kinds of liberation in Vaikuntha.”
rAga-bhaktye vraje svayaM-bhagavAne pAya || (cc 2.24.85)
“Through raga-bhakti, one will attain the Lord Himself in Vraja.”
rAgAnuga-mArge tAGre bhaje yei jana |
sei-jana pAya vraje vrajendra-nandana || (cc 2.8.221)
“He who worships on the path of raganuga will attain Vrajendra-nandana (Sri Krishna) in Vraja.”
In the realm of Vraja, the sweet and intimate human-like pastimes of God prevail. Only in such an atmosphere love can attain its pinnacle. Love which is filled with awareness of the Lord's almight is of an inferior quality. As stated by the Lord Himself:
sakala jagate more kare vidhi-bhakti |
vidhi-bhaktye vraja-bhAva pAite nAhi zakti ||
aizvarya-jJAnete saba jagat mizrita |
aizvarya-zithila-preme nAhi mora prIta || (cc 1.3.15-16)
“Everyone in this world worships Me through vidhi-bhakti. Vidhi-bhakti has no power for attaining the feelings of Vraja. The devotion of the world is mixed with knowledge of My divine prowess. I do not delight in love diluted with prowess.”
It is thus evident that there is a need to deeply reflect on the nature and practice of raganuga-bhakti for anyone who desires to perfect his loving faculty in relationship with God. There is no other means for tasting the ambrosial sweetness of the Vraja-pastimes of the Lord!
karma, tapa, yoga, jJAna, vidhi-bhakti, japa, dhyAna
ihA haite mAdhurya durlabha |
kevala ye rAga-mArge, bhaje kRSNe anurAge
tAre kRSNa-mAdhurya sulabha || (cc 2.21.119)
“La douceur de Krishna est difficile à atteindre au moyen des austérités, du yoga et de la spéculation intellectuelle...
elle est de même impossible à obtenir par vaidhi Bhakti par la récitation des mantras védiques ou par la meditation.
Par contre elle se laisse capturer par celui qui l'adore avec affection dans la voie de raga."
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