CHINMAYA SHIVAM

3. Mahatmayam chp 1 verse 70 to chp 2 verse 18

Is just listening to the Katha sufficient?

It is not just the katha but also the attitude and sadhana of the kathakaar that is very important. Same way in Vedanta – Gurudev used to say it is not knowledge from the lip of the teacher to the ear of the student, but from the heart of the teacher to the heart of the student. If sadhana is not done by the teacher and by the student it will not have the correct impact. In that greater responsibility is of the teacher. Katha remains the same. But how it is told, what depth the sadhana is done, how it is explained, if that sadhana is not there then it will only become a show of rituals.

What is Yuga Dharma?

Yug dharma is the dharma that is practiced in that yuga, it will influence the person in that yuga. Eg

social media is the yuga dharma of now. Yet in spite of that some people can remain focused. That is because of the sadhana of that person. The Jiva has to put purushartha and evolve. In Kaliyug the

essence of everything is gone. Eg grain is gone, husk remains.

How can one gain liberation in Kaliyuga?

Bhagwan is there in all the 4 yugas. What happens in Kaliyuga is that the mind of the individual is not tuned enough. Narad ji explains to Bhakti Mata that She is very dear to the Lord. When she is invoked

the Lord will go even to the house of someone very low (mind is so adharmic/extrovert). Thus Bhakti with Jnana and Vairagya is the means to be mukti in Kaliyug. That’s why He created Bhakti.

How is Mukti the dasi of Bhakti?

If one surrenders completely Mukti will happen just like that. One doesn’t even have to ask for Mukti!

People don’t want Mukti in Kaliyuga. So Mukti went away to Vaikunth. Now and then when someone wants mukti, she comes - she comes and goes. Whenever bhakti is remembered then mukti also comes.

What did Narad ji promise Bhakti Mata?

Narad ji promised that he will establish Bhakti Mata her in every house and in every individual’s heart in

Kaliyug. He is a mighty missionary, not some comedy act! He further commits by saying that if he is not able to establish in every heart then he is not a das of his dear Hari! Glory of Bhakti

Those who have Bhakti in their hearts, which is always in the nature of love, don’t have bad dreams, face difficult times, are not affected by fiends, demons, ogres and negative forces.

Mahatmyam verse 24 to 69

Glory of the 7 day prasang

Why was Narad ji sad? Isn’t he a detached person?

Narad means one who is brings knowledge and bliss to people. Narad ji is not sad for his personal gain or loss. He is sad about what all will happen in Kaliyug.

Narad ji meets Bhakti Mata and she is sad because Jnana and Vairagya, both her children, have become old though she is young.

Why is Bhakti young and her 2 children old?

Symbolic meaning is bhakti without jnana and vairagya is not true bhakti. Knowledge of who Bhagwan is must be there as well as detachment from worldly pleasure, people, situations must be there so that the

mind turns towards Bhagwan. Why was Kaliyug allowed to exist by Praikshit Raja? He should have killed it! Narad ji explains in Kaliyug the Jiva can get liberation by merely chanting the name of the Lord.