bhakti

Devotional service to the Supreme Lord. Bhakti in practice is the prime means of spiritual success, and perfected bhakti, pure love of God, is the ultimate goal of life.

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Raganuga-bhakti - bhakti which follows in the wake of the ragatmika nature present in the hearts of the Lord’s eternal associates in Vraja is known as raganuga-bhakti.

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Prema-bhakti - a stage of bhakti which is characterised by the appearance of prema (see above) ; the perfectional stage of devotion; the eighth and fully blossomed state of the bhakti-lata.

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Bhakti-kansa - a division of the Vedas relating to bhakti, which is performed exclusively for the benefit of Sri Bhagavan.

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Bhakty-abhasa - externally resembles bhakti but does not have the true characteristics of bhakti. There are two types of bhakty-abhasa. Chaya-bhakty-abhasa is attained by association with suddha-bhaktas during kirtana, recitation of Srimad-Bhagavatam, or other devotional performances.

Pratibimba-bhakty-abhasa is the semblance of bhakti that occurs in the hearts of those who adopt the angas of bhakti with a desire for bhukti (material enjoyment) and mukti (liberation). The stage of chaya-bhakty-abhasa is the result of great fortune,

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bhakti:

ecstatic loving-devotion to the Almighty

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BHAKTI: Devotion.

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Bhakti:

devotion

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Bhakti - Devotion.

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bhakti:

bhakti - devotion, worship

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Bhakti:

Bhakti: devotion.

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Bhakti:

Bhakti ("devotion/love"): the love of the bhakta toward the Divine or the guru as a manifestation of the Divine; also the love of the Divine toward the devotee

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Ananya-bhakti - exclusive or pure devotion; devotion which is not mixed with any other desires and has no objective other than Sri Krsna.

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Vaidhi-bhakti - devotion prompted by the regulations of sastra. When  sadhana-bhakti is not inspired by intense longing, but is instigated instead by the discipline of the sastra, it is called vaidhi-bhakti.

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Bhakti - the word bhakti comes from the root bhaj, which means to serve (see bhajana). Therefore the primary meaning of the word bhakti is to render service. Sri Rupa Gosvami has described the intrinsic characteristics of bhakti in Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (1.1.11) as follows: anyabhilasita-sunyam jnana-karmady-anavrtam anukulyena krsnanu-silanam bhaktir uttama - "

Uttama-bhakti, pure devotional service, is the cultivation of activities that are meant exclusively for the benefit of Sri Krsna, in other words, the uninterrupted flow of service to Sri Krsna, performed through all endeavors of body, mind, and speech, and through expression of various spiritual sentiments (bhavas).

It is not covered by jnana (knowledge of nirvisesa-brahma, aimed at impersonal liberation) and karma (reward-seeking activity) , yoga or austerities; and it is completely free from all desires other than the aspiration to bring happiness to Sri Krsna.”

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Sadhana-bhakti - the practising stage of devotion; a stage of bhakti in which the various spiritual disciplines performed for the satisfaction of Sri Krsna are undertaken through the medium of the senses for the purpose of bringing about the manifestation of bhava, or spiritual prema.

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Suddha-bhakti - pure devotion; devotion which is unmixed with fruitive action or monistic knowledge, and which is devoid of all desires other than the exclusive pleasure of Krsna; this is also known as uttama-bhakti.

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vraja-bhakti

The pure devotion for Krishna of the residents of Vraja.

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vaidhi-bhakti

The regulative practice of devotional service.

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prema-bhakti

Spontaneous devotional service to the Supreme Lord in ecstatic love.

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