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    "title": "Bhakti In Essence – Narada Bhakti Sutra – Sutra 4",
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    "description": "Narada Bhakti Sutra Sutra 4 yal labdhvā pumān siddho bhavaty amṛto bhavati tṛpto bhavati Having attained divine love, a person becomes perfect, immortal and satisfied. The first three verses introduced…",
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# Bhakti In Essence – Narada Bhakti Sutra – Sutra 4

***Narada Bhakti Sutra***

Sutra 4

***yal labdhvā pumān siddho bhavaty amṛto bhavati tṛpto bhavati***

**Having attained divine love, a person becomes perfect, immortal and satisfied.**

The first three verses introduced the subject of 

*bhakti*

. In the next three verses, beginning here with text four, Sri Narada describes the effect of such divine love on the soul.

First he says that by it one becomes perfect. To understand why this is so, one must understand what 

*dharma*

 is. 

*Dharma*

 means duty. It also means essential nature, for unless we understand what we are made for (our essential, intrinsic nature), how can we understand what we are meant to do (our 

*dharma*

 or duty)? According to the 

*bhakti*

 tradition, the soul is part of the supreme consciousness. As all parts are meant to serve the whole, the 

*dharma*

 of the soul is 

*bhakti*

 — to selflessly serve God.

But what does this have to do with perfection?

 

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