61. Lokahanau Chinta na Karya nivedata atmaloka vedatvat.
One should not get worried about losing anything, for you have already surrendered everything to the Divine.
Bhakta is not mindful of the public censure or criticism. He has abandoned everything, all his world self as well as Vedas to the lord. This Sutra is relevant even for today’s world. Often we find that evil man are given all the honour and respect by the people and the good are censured. But it is not the nature of the Bhakta to care for the honours or censures of the public. Bhakta is deeply drunk with the experience of the supreme lord, he is beyond the world and the Vedas.
62. na tadha sidhau loka vivaharau heyah kintu phalatyagah tatsadhanam cha
Until you get perfectly grounded in love, keep acting (meditating, etc.) without worrying about the fruits of your action.
So long Bhakti s not attained, it is desirable to conform to the norms of the society. But there should not be any attachment to the worldly objects, constant efforts to realize Bhakti should be continued. Narad advises that the devotee should observe the rules and norms of the society to the extent possible. It is not desirable to shun the world, its attachment to its fruits should be shunned. This should be made the means of obtaining Bhakti. Not the worlds but desires for its fruit are to be given up.
63. Streedhana nastika vaira charitam na shravaniyam.
Do not hear the glories or explanations of sex, money and atheism.
Discussion about the beauty and conduct of women, discussion about the splendour of the richmen, discussions about atheists and the like should be shunned. It is useless for a Bhakta to waste time in such discussions.
64. Abhimandambhadikam tyajyam
Drop all arrogance.
Pride, egoism etc. should be shunned. This sutra says that when everything has been surrounded to the lord, nothing should be kept back. Not even one sins, pride, sense of self, lust anger, should be kept back. These are very difficult to conquer, but it surrendered to the lord once can become easily free from these. This is very easy way to rid oneself of these formidable obstacles in the way of Bhakti.
65. Tadarpitakhila charah san Kama krodha abhimanadikah, tasminnenva karaneeyam.
Whatever you want to be passionate about, just redirect that same passion towards Divinity.
After surrendering everything to him lust, anger, pride etc still remain in the Bhakta, these too should be surrendered to Him. Narad makes this important pronouncement that one should absolutely become free of everything, including lust, anger, pride etc. by surrendering these, too to the lord. This is the privilege of the Bhakta. This path is not available to the practitioners of the ways of knowledge, Yogis and to those conducting sacrifices. Once Bhakta become totally free of all his burdens he is ready to do whatever is ordained by him.
66. Trirupa bhanga poorvakam nityadasya nityakanta bhajanatmakam premaiva karyam premaiva karyam
Whichever way you started (satvic, rajasic or tamasic), go beyond or transcend it. Serve the divinity with a feeling that "I am the eternal servant of You", "I am an Eternal partner of you". Thinking only of the Divine is the only thing that is worth doing.
Love and pure love, alone which is like that of a devoted servant or of a wife, the love that transcends all three gunas, should be practiced. Narad says that the love for God should be constant and unerring like a devoted servant has to for his master or a wife has for her husband. Such love goes beyond all the gunas. It is without any selfish desire or any desire for any reward. It is for the beloved only for his sake only. This is Bhakti.
67. Bhakta ekantino mukhyah
The devotee has only the Divine as his only aim.
Those who have one pointed devotion to the lord, without any desire for anything else, such devotees are primary or main devotees. Devotion of these Bhaktas is called Mukya Bhakti.
68. Kanthavarodha romancha sprubhih parasparam labamanah bhavayanti kulani prithvim cha
When devotees get together and talk, speak about the divine, their throats choke, their hair stands up, tears roll down their eys, and they only uplift each other. They purify not just their family and relatives, but purify the whole world.
(Such devotees) talk to each other with choked voices, their eys full of tears, thrilled to the cose. (Such devotees) not only purify their families but they purify the entire earth. Narad says that real devotees are so full of gratefulness and so overwhelmed that their voices becomes tremulous eyes fill with tears and hairs stand on end. They discuss about him with each other. They purify the land of their birth, not only their families.
69. Theerthi kurvanti theerthani sukarmi kurvanti karmani sachha sthree kurvanti, shastrani
These devotees make holy places holier, bring life to wisdom and are filled by the divine.
Sacredness of the places of pilgrimage, righteousness and goodness of actions, spiritual authority to the scriptures is imparted (by these devotees)
70. Tanmayah
They are filled with God.
As every one of these is filled with the spirit of God through these devotees. Narad makes an important announcement. He says the places of pilgrimages are sanctified by the presence of devotees, places like Kashi, Prayag, Rameshwaram are holy places because many devotees did their penances there. Kashi devotees did their penances there. Kashi was sanctified because of lord Shiva. Prayad by many Rishis, Rameshwaram became a place of pilgrimage as Rama himself worshipped lord Shiva there. Actions of Bhaktas like Dhruva, Prahlad, Bharata, Hanumana, etc have become standard good and righteous conduct in the society. Similarly the experience of the devotees have imparted moral authority to the scriptures. Vedas were sung by Rishis filled with devotion. Gita is a discourse of the lord himself to guide his devotee Arjuna. Voices of Kabir and Nanak gave authencity to the scriptures.
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