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Sadhu and Bhakti
Uddhava said:- “O most glorious Lord! Who according to Thee is a Sadhu? What sort of Sadhu does Thou prefer most? What devotion would prove fruitful towards Thee? What sort of Bhakti approved by Rishis, such as Narada and others, is most acceptable to Thee?
O Ruler of all persons, O Lord of the universe, may it please Thee to tell this to me, for I have fallen at Thy feet. I am devoted to Thee and I have surrendered myself to Thee! O Lord! Thou art the Supreme Brahman, infinite like the sky, the Purusha who is beyond the Maya and the Gunas. Thou art incarnated on earth of your own free will.”
Sri Krishna said, “Compassionate, without ill-will or enmity to any creature, forbearing, enduring, firm in truth, of faultless mind, same to all, doing good to all with his mind untainted by desires, self-restrained, mild, pure, gentle and pious, without possessions, penniless, physically inactive, moderate in food and drink, with controlled mind, firm, seeking refuge in Me, and meditative, careful, vigilant, of a balanced mind, full of fortitude, having control over the sixfold waves (hunger, thirst, sorrow, delusion, decay and death), not seeking respect from others but respecting others, expert, friendly, merciful, wise - such is a Sadhu or sage.
He who, knowing my injunctions and prohibitions in the performance of one’s own Dharma or duties of life, even abandons them all for my sake and worships Me, is the best of all Sadhus.
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