The Lord Is Gratified Only By Bhakti
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Paramhamsa Vani
Nov 16, 2025, 10:30:49 PMNov 16
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Sree Sree Guru Gaurangau Jayatah!
Bhagavan said to Uddhava:
bhaktyaham ekaya grahyah sraddhayatma priyah satam
bhaktih punati man-nistha sva-pakan api sambhavat
(Srimad-Bhagavatam 11.14.21)
“I, being the Supreme Lord residing in the hearts of all and the real beloved of all, can be realized by sadhus by the manifestation of exclusive devotion due to the influence of faith in Me. One-pointed exclusive devotion can sanctify even the one of the lowest caste.”
In his Padyavali, Srila Rupa Goswami has also referred to this verse written by a South Indian versifier:
vyadhasya acaranam dhruvasya ca vayo vidya gajendrasya ka
kubjayah kim nama rupam adhikam kim tat sudamno dhanam
vamsah ko vidurasya yadava-pater ugrasya kim paurusam
bhaktya tusyati kevalam na ca gunair bhakti-priya madhavah
“The hunter's previous killing nature, Dhruva's young age, Gajendra's (leader of wild elephants) want of education, Kubja's (hunch-backed woman) lack of beauty, Sudama's extreme poverty, Vidura's socially depressed lineage, and Ugrasena's (king of Yadavas) lack of virility were not taken into consideration. They all propitiated God by pure devotion. Madhava (an appellation of the Supreme Lord) is gratified only by bhakti and not by worldly qualifications or merits.” (Padyavali 8)
--- Jagadd-guru His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaj
Bhagavan said to Uddhava:
bhaktyaham ekaya grahyah sraddhayatma priyah satam
bhaktih punati man-nistha sva-pakan api sambhavat
(Srimad-Bhagavatam 11.14.21)
“I, being the Supreme Lord residing in the hearts of all and the real beloved of all, can be realized by sadhus by the manifestation of exclusive devotion due to the influence of faith in Me. One-pointed exclusive devotion can sanctify even the one of the lowest caste.”
In his Padyavali, Srila Rupa Goswami has also referred to this verse written by a South Indian versifier:
vyadhasya acaranam dhruvasya ca vayo vidya gajendrasya ka
kubjayah kim nama rupam adhikam kim tat sudamno dhanam
vamsah ko vidurasya yadava-pater ugrasya kim paurusam
bhaktya tusyati kevalam na ca gunair bhakti-priya madhavah
“The hunter's previous killing nature, Dhruva's young age, Gajendra's (leader of wild elephants) want of education, Kubja's (hunch-backed woman) lack of beauty, Sudama's extreme poverty, Vidura's socially depressed lineage, and Ugrasena's (king of Yadavas) lack of virility were not taken into consideration. They all propitiated God by pure devotion. Madhava (an appellation of the Supreme Lord) is gratified only by bhakti and not by worldly qualifications or merits.” (Padyavali 8)
--- Jagadd-guru His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaj
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