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Bhadre艣ad膩sa declares:

鈥�kimapi 蝉腻诲丑补苍补峁� 产丑补办迟颈峁� 惫颈苍腻 naiva prasiddhyati鈥�^[1]

鈥淣o endeavor is successful without bhakti.鈥�

The word 鈥�bhakti鈥� is derived from the 厂补峁僺办峁泃补 root 鈥�bhaj鈥�, meaning to 鈥榯o worship鈥� 鈥榯o seek refuge鈥�, 鈥榯o serve鈥�, and 鈥榯o love鈥�.

Since the word ' bhakti' suggests the intellectual and emotional act of seeking refuge with love and dedication, the path of bhakti is described as the most important means to please Parabrahman.

尘腻丑腻迟尘测补箩帽腻苍补测耻办蝉苍别丑补岣� 蝉耻诲峁涐笉丑补岣� sarvatodhika岣� |
bhaktirityucyate 尘腻迟补岣� 艣膩stre峁�u param膩tmani ||^[2]

鈥淚ntense and centered love towards Parabrahman coupled with the knowledge of his greatness identified as bhakti in the scriptures.鈥�

Simply, bhakti is described as an elite attachment to Parabrahman with intense love.^[3] Bhakti consists of constant remembrance of Parabrahman similar to an uninterrupted flow of oil from one vessel into another.^[4]

厂惫腻尘颈苍腻谤腻测补峁嘺 defines:

鈥�Bhakti, an intense affection for Parabrahman which is devoid of all desires for fruits, and which is escorted with an understanding of Parabrahman鈥檚 magnitude.鈥� (Vacan膩m峁泃a Gadhad膩 I/21, p.60)

Bhakti, assisted by the knowledge of Parabrahman's glory (尘腻丑腻迟尘测补箩帽腻苍补) remains ever blooming both in its intensity and extensity. However, it is bhakti only when it is unprovoked and desireless.^[5]

Bhadre艣ad膩sa explains:

bhaktirn膩n膩vidh膩 prokt膩 艣rava峁嘺k墨rtan膩dik膩 |
bhakt膩bhirucibhed膩d hi tatra vaividhyadar艣anam ||^[6]

鈥�Bhakti (devotion) implies nine-fold forms of worship (苍补惫补诲丑腻产丑补办迟颈); actually, the nine types of differences are due to worshiper鈥檚 interest or preferences.鈥�

This bhakti is described as 鈥�蝉腻诲丑补苍补-产丑补办迟颈鈥� i.e. bhakti as a means. Prahl膩daj墨 states:

艣谤补惫补峁嘺峁� 办墨谤迟补苍补峁� 惫颈峁ａ箛辞岣� 蝉尘补谤补峁嘺峁� 辫腻诲补蝉别惫补苍补尘 |
补谤肠补苍补峁� 惫补苍诲补苍补峁� 诲腻蝉测补峁� sakhyam膩tmanivedanam ||^[7]

鈥�Hearing and chanting about the transcendental holy name, form, qualities, actions, and pastimes of Parabrahman, remembering them, serving the lotus feet of Parabrahman, offering Him respectful worship with sixteen types of accessories, offering prayers to Parabrahman, becoming His servant, believing Parabrahman one鈥檚 best friend, and submitting everything unto Him (in other words, serving Him by the deed, mind, and speech)鈥攖hese nine processes are acknowledged as pure devotional service.鈥�

In addition to this, in the 厂惫腻尘颈苍腻谤腻测补峁嘺 Vedanta, the Guruparampara explains that beyond this nine-fold form of bhakti, there is '辫补谤腻-产丑补办迟颈, ' i.e. 'devotion-par-excellence'. Which is described as 'phala-谤耻辫腻' i.e. ' bhakti as the climax'. It is described as 'prema-濒补办蝉补峁嚹�-产丑补办迟颈' in the 艢谤墨尘补诲 叠丑腻驳补惫补迟补尘;^[8] while as 鈥�别办腻苍迟颈办颈-产丑补办迟颈' in the 厂惫腻尘颈苍腻谤腻测补峁嘺 School.^[9] This bhakti is characterized by complete Parabrahman-oriented intense love and the awareness that he chants 鈥業 am Brahman鈥�, 鈥湸“灬梗a谤补m aham 笔耻谤耻峁�o迟迟补尘补 dasosmi鈥�.^[10] Means my actual form is 础办峁�a谤补 and I am a servant of Parabrahman. It is the highest devotion, love, and servitude unto Parabrahman after transcending the gamut of three 驳耻峁嘺蝉 of 尘腻测腻-辫谤补办峁泃颈. In the 叠丑补驳补惫补诲-骋墨迟腻, 鈥�anany膩 bhakty膩鈥� is described where Bhadre艣ad膩sa defines it as unfaltered 产谤腻丑尘颈肠 devotion to Parabrahman. Thus, the word 鈥�bhakti' finds a new dimension in the 厂惫腻尘颈苍腻谤腻测补峁嘺 School, for it advocates, 苍颈谤驳耻峁嘺, 产谤补丑尘补谤奴辫补, 腻迟尘颈肠 辫谤墨迟颈 for Parabrahman.^[11] 292

Footnotes and references:

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[1]:

厂惫腻尘颈苍腻谤腻测补峁嘺 Siddh膩ntasudh膩 碍腻谤颈办腻 386

[2]:

APM 1/38/2

[3]:

Shandilyas奴tra 1/2

[4]:

狈腻谤补诲补 产丑补办迟颈蝉奴迟谤补 1/2

[5]:

Vacan膩m峁泃a S膩rangpur 5

[6]:

厂惫腻尘颈苍腻谤腻测补峁嘺 Siddh膩ntasudh膩 碍腻谤颈办腻 410

[7]:

艢谤墨尘补诲 Bhagavatam -7/5/23

[8]:

艢谤墨尘补诲 叠丑腻驳补惫补迟补尘-11/3/31-32

[9]:

Vacan膩m峁泃a Gadhad膩 I/21, 3/21

[10]:

Satsangdiksha 57

[11]:

Bhagavad-骋墨迟腻 8/22, p.194