Surrender

Bhakti is the path of liberation through unconditioned love and surrender to the Divine, unfolding through nine classical limbs and five devotional moods.

A Ram bhajan of surrender: chant 'Sita Ram' and stay content however Ram keeps you ('Jahi vidhi rakhe Ram').

A Ram bhajan of surrender, comparing divine refuge to shade from the sun, a boat finding shore and rain on parched land.

A Sanskrit verse of total surrender: offering every action of body, speech, mind, and senses to Lord Narayana, echoing Srimad Bhagavatam 11.2.36.

This devotional piece reflects on the profound teaching of Lord Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita, where He calls for complete surrender to the Supreme, assuring freedom from all sin and sorrow.

Sant Kanhopatra's prayer of total surrender: she asks Vitthal to test her no more, calls on Mother Vithabai for refuge, begs to be taken into His heart, and tradition recalls her merging in Him.

Sant Tukaram's hymn of rest in surrender: having seen Vitthal's feet, the restless mind has nowhere left to run.