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Bhakti Angas: Servitorship & Surrender

This chapter provides evidence for items 47-53 of the 64 angas of bhakti, or limbs of devotional service. It discusses different categories of devotees, such as those who offer direct service to Krishna versus those attached to varnasrama duties. It also covers topics like surrendering everything to the Lord versus being His surrendered soul, offering a favorite article, and serving the Tulasi tree.

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Bhakti Angas: Servitorship & Surrender

This chapter provides evidence for items 47-53 of the 64 angas of bhakti, or limbs of devotional service. It discusses different categories of devotees, such as those who offer direct service to Krishna versus those attached to varnasrama duties. It also covers topics like surrendering everything to the Lord versus being His surrendered soul, offering a favorite article, and serving the Tulasi tree.

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Nectar of Devotion Lesson Twelve Chapter Eleven

Overview/Summary:
This chapter gives evidence for items 47–53 of the 64 angas of bhakti.

Points/Topics to Cover:
1. Servitorship — two kinds of devotees: RF(b)
(a) Those attached to varnasrama, who offer the fruits of their prescribed duties to Krsna. This is
not accepted as pure devotion.
(b) The bhagavatas, who offer direct service to Krsna (9 aìgas of bhakti). This is pure devotion.
They are “jivan mukta”, or liberated in this life .

2. Devotional service in friendship — two categories: QT(b)


(a) Viçväsa
i) strong faith or confidence in the Lord as one’s benefactor
Example: Draupadi
ii) acting as the Lord’s well-wisher
Example: the preacher of Krsna consciousness .
(b) Mitra
Advanced stage when Deity is served in mood of fraternity.

3. QT(a) RF(b)
"Surrendering everything to the Lord" (atma-nivedanam) versus "being a surrendered
soul" (saranagati) — the two are closely related, but there is some subtle difference
(a) Atma-nivedanam means that one is surrendering his atma to Krsna. (Atma may be taken as
the body or bodily attachments, or as the mind, or as the soul).
Example: Bali Maharaja
(b) Saranagati means "I am the property of the Lord." (Not that I am surrendering myself to the
Lord, but I am the property of the Lord). As such, the relationship is more intimate.
Example: Bhaktivinoda Thakura

4. Offering a favourite article


(a) The best thing in one's possession.
(b) Something that Krsna likes best.

5. Serving the Tulasi tree SG


Additional References:
1(b) Liberation: Brs 1.2.187/SB.4.29.65 — iha yasya harer dasye/karmana manasa gira
nikhilasv apy avasthasu/jivan-muktah sa ucyate
"One who engages in the transcendental service of the Lord in body, mind and word is to
be considered liberated in all conditions of material existence ."
3(b) Surrender: Cc M 22.93-99.
3(b) The six divisions of surrender: Cc M 22.100.
3(b) Songs of Bhaktivinoda Thakura.

Suggestions:
5 Whereas item no. 10 referred primarily to the respectful attitude one should have towards
these living entities, item no. 53 refers to acts of physical service one should do for them.
5 Discuss the prayers we sing to Tulasi devi every morning.

Participatory Learning:

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