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From the standpoint of the present discussion, the
most important consequence of the doctrine of inscrutable
difference and non-difference is that it gives an exalted,
almost absolute ontological status to the divine power of
bliss--and therefore, a fortiori, to bhakti, which is its
highest essence. Devotion becomes bhagavat's own essential
energy and, by extension, bhagavat himself appearing in the
heart of the devotee. Since as such it is the eternal
relishing of divine bliss in its most highly articulated
form, a state that is superior, both ontologically and
experientially, even to moksa, it is eminently worthy of
being regarded as the supreme goal of life (parama-
辫耻谤耻峁Ｄ乺迟丑补).
4.4 Bengal Vai峁ａ箛ava Social Practice
Carrying the idea that devotion is a sakti of K峁涐梗峁嘺
to its logical conclusion, the Bengal Vai峁ａ箛avas are lead to
the doctrine that it is inherent in all souls, even those of
plants, because they are all intimately related to the Lord
as fragments of his divine energy. Although eternally
manifest in the Lord's celestial attendants who are beyond
the reach of m膩y膩, it is dormant in jivas that are bound in
the material realms created by m膩y膩艣akti.
111 For these
souls, it needs to be made manifest by the action of divine
grace and the aid of spiritual discipline.112