Narada Bhakti Sutras or aphorisms of love was a text written by Narada Muni. In this, he talks about the various attributes of Bhakti or Divine love. What are the different types of Bhakti as mentioned in it?
asked May 9, 2016 at 5:20
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The reference to different types of Bhakti or Divine love is found the Shloka 82 of the Narada Bhakti Sutra.
Shloka
|Gunmahatmyasakti roopasakti poojasakti smaranasakti dasyasakti |
|| Sakhyasakti vatsalyasakti kantasakti atmanivedanasakti ||
|| tanmayatasakti paramavirhasakti rupa ekadha api ekadashadha bhavati ||
Translation
…Though it is only one, there are eleven flavours of Love:
Gunmahatmyasakti - adoring the qualities
Roopasakti - adoring the form
Poojasakti - worship
Smaranasakti - constant rememberance of the Divine
Dasyasakti - wanting to serve the God
Sakhyasakti - companionship, taking God as one’s beloved
Vatsalyasakti - considering God as one’s child
Kantasakti - considering God as one’s own partner. As centre of attraction of all sorts in life.
Atmanivedanasakti - Offering every moment, this entire body, mind - physical, mental emotional; entire life, total letting go.
Tanmayatasakti - Being immersed in knowledge that he is already in you and every part is immersed in Him.
Paramavirhasakti - longing, excruciating longing
Referenced from this commentary on the Narada Bhakti Sutras.
answered May 9, 2016 at 5:25