{"id":18126,"date":"2020-04-20T13:31:26","date_gmt":"2020-04-20T17:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/?p=18126"},"modified":"2020-09-20T13:32:36","modified_gmt":"2020-09-20T17:32:36","slug":"brahma-samhita-59","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/brahma-samhita-59\/","title":{"rendered":"Brahma Samhita 59"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u015ar\u012b brahma-sa\u1e41hit\u0101 5.59<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n
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pram\u0101\u1e47ais tat-sad-\u0101c\u0101rais
\ntad-abhy\u0101sair nirantaram
\nbodhayan \u0101tman\u0101tm\u0101na\u1e41
\nbhaktim apy uttam\u0101\u1e41 labhet<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Synonyms<\/h2>\n
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pram\u0101\u1e47ai\u1e25<\/em><\/a> \u2014 by scriptural evidence; tat<\/em><\/a> \u2014 of them; sat<\/em><\/a>–\u0101c\u0101rai\u1e25<\/em><\/a> \u2014 by theistic conduct; tat<\/em><\/a> \u2014 of them; abhy\u0101sai\u1e25<\/em><\/a> \u2014 by practice; nirantaram<\/em><\/a> \u2014 constantly; bodhayan<\/em><\/a> \u2014 awakening; \u0101tman\u0101<\/em><\/a> \u2014 by one’s own intelligence; \u0101tm\u0101nam<\/em><\/a> \u2014 the self; bhaktim<\/em><\/a> \u2014 devotion; api<\/em><\/a> \u2014 certainly; uttam\u0101m<\/em><\/a> \u2014 the highest; labhet<\/em><\/a> \u2014 one can attain.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Translation<\/h2>\n
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The highest devotion is attained by slow degrees by the method of constant endeavor for self-realization with the help of scriptural evidence, theistic conduct and perseverance in practice.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Purport<\/h2>\n
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Evidence\u2014the devotional scriptures, e.g., \u015ar\u012bmad-Bh\u0101gavatam<\/a>,<\/em> the Vedas,<\/em> the Pur\u0101\u1e47as,<\/em> the G\u012bt\u0101,<\/em> etc. Theistic conduct\u2014the conduct of pious persons (s\u0101dhus<\/em>) who are pure devotees and the conduct of those pious persons who practice devotion to Godhead actuated by spontaneous love. Practice\u2014to learn about the ten basic principles (da\u015ba-m\u016bla<\/em>) from the \u015b\u0101stras<\/em> and on receiving the name of Hari as laid down in the same, embodying the name, form, quality and activity of the Divinity. To practice the chanting of the name by serving Him night and day. By this are meant study of the \u015b\u0101stras<\/em> and association with the s\u0101dhus.<\/em> The tenfold offense to holy name ceases by serving the name of Hari and simultaneously practicing pious conduct. “Practice” is no other than following the mode of service of the name practiced by the s\u0101dhus<\/em> without offense. By perseverance in such practice and devotion characterized by love which is the fruit of spiritual endeavor makes her appearance in the pure essence of the soul.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u015ar\u012b brahma-sa\u1e41hit\u0101 5.59 pram\u0101\u1e47ais tat-sad-\u0101c\u0101rais tad-abhy\u0101sair nirantaram bodhayan \u0101tman\u0101tm\u0101na\u1e41 bhaktim apy uttam\u0101\u1e41 labhet Synonyms pram\u0101\u1e47ai\u1e25 \u2014 by scriptural evidence; tat \u2014 of them; sat–\u0101c\u0101rai\u1e25 \u2014 by theistic conduct; tat \u2014 of them; abhy\u0101sai\u1e25 \u2014 by practice; … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":81,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-01 05:42:02","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/81"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18126"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18126\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}