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Attributed to Narada

«“The best path to union with God is to follow the way of divine love as taught by Narada.”»

Misattributed

Verdict

It is not in Narada's work

It circulates attributed to Ramakrishna without a specific reference. What is documented in the 1911 English Gospel is the idea —the devotion taught by Nārada is the path suited to this age—, not this literal sentence.

Source: M. [Mahendranath Gupta]. The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna (According to M., a Son of the Lord and Disciple). Edición inglesa condensada del autor. Madrás: Ramakrishna Math, 1911.

What they did say

Verified words of Narada

  • «Sir, I am only a knower of mantras, not a knower of the Self.»

    Chāndogya Upaniṣad VII.1.3, palabras de Nārada a Sanatkumāra; sánscrito de Wikisource; traducciones del investigador.

  • «Bhakti is intense love for God.»

    Nārada Bhakti Sūtra 2 (obra atribuida, medieval); trad. libre de Vivekananda, cap. I.1 (dominio público); sánscrito de Wikisource; versión española del investigador.

  • «When all thoughts, all words, and all deeds are given up unto the Lord, and the least forgetfulness of God makes one intensely miserable, then love has begun.»

    Nārada Bhakti Sūtra 19 (la definición «de Nārada»); trad. libre de Vivekananda, cap. I.13; versión española del investigador.

All verified quotes