Vyakhyaan by Vinod ji Agarwal_'A‪'‬ Vrindavan

The word 'Gulfaam' signifies the essence of beauty which is connected with conscience and not the physical body. Whatever appeals to our mind is called beautiful. In Bhakti Maarg, God only removes our flaws and fills us up with good qualities.
So a devotee intends to convey here that God's active presence is converting the gulaam (slave) into gulfaam.

"तेरे साथ से गुलाम अब गुलफ़ाम हो रहा है..  करते हो तुम कन्हैया मेरा नाम हो रहा है।"  __  Listen to 'Shukraana' at  https://shukraana.podbean.com

Depending upon individual experiences or inner calling, we may feel God in various ways- as a personal figure, as energy, as bliss, as super natural power and so on. Once we accept His existence, our life begins to transform and a major role is played by the spirit of surrender towards Him. After exhausting all the other possible means, the seeker sincerely beseeches God's grace which helps in effacing his false ego. Citing its own incapacity and sinfulness, the surrendered soul looks up to Him to carry it.


 

Every human being is required to balance his three kinds of lives- First is the social life which demands selfless service to family and society. Next is the personal life, meant for serving one's own genuine interests. A devotee, however, readily gives up his personal share too if need arises. The fair conduct through these two roles simultaneously helps us in our spiritual life, whereby a loving connection is intrinsically sought with the Supreme Being.

Every spiritual activity is generally based upon some scientific theory. In earlier times, our temples used to have big brass bells in front of the deities. When a visitor used to ring the bell, its loud sound would render him thoughtless, causing the deity's image get captured in his still mind. On this basis, sankirtan has become an effective medium for concentrating our mind through the sound waves. Hari naam Sankirtan is actually a divine harmony of music (Naad Brahm) and words (Shabad Brahm) which lets the listeners forget about their physical existence and get absorbed in Him.

As we make use of medicines like anesthesia to make body lose the sensation of pain, injury etc the divine sessions of sankirtan enable our mind lose the sensation of the world around. We can not evade the bitter fruits of our Karma but its bitterness does not effect us if our conscience is absorbed in the melody of Hari naam.

For the present era of Kalyuga, chanting the Holy name is said to be the fastest way to reach God. The sound waves of these chants move in a circular motion thereby clarifying our aura. Further, our keenness to meet Him strengthens its centrifugal force enabling the chants to pull the called one nearer. So we should try to somehow get into the habit of chanting if we really desire to grow spiritually.