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The commentator Svapneshvara says, this prayer of Prahlada that his devotion may remain unshaken shows the necessity of counteracting the attempts to topple it. And therefore, this inquiry into devotion, though ancillary to devotion itself which bears the fruit (in the form of the Highest Good), is also fruitful.<ref name=":0">Swami Harshananda (1984), [https://estudantedavedanta.net/Sandilya_Bhakti_Sutras_Harshananda.pdf Sandilya Bhakti Sutras with Svapnesvara Bhasya], Mysore: University of Mysore.</ref>
The commentator Svapneshvara says, this prayer of Prahlada that his devotion may remain unshaken shows the necessity of counteracting the attempts to topple it. And therefore, this inquiry into devotion, though ancillary to devotion itself which bears the fruit (in the form of the Highest Good), is also fruitful.<ref name=":0">Swami Harshananda (1984), [https://estudantedavedanta.net/Sandilya_Bhakti_Sutras_Harshananda.pdf Sandilya Bhakti Sutras with Svapnesvara Bhasya], Mysore: University of Mysore.</ref>
The Narada Bhakti Sutra defines Bhakti as,<blockquote>सा त्वस्मिन् परमप्रेमरूपा । ''sā tvasmin paramapremarūpā ।''</blockquote>Meaning: It (Bhakti) is of the form of intense love towards him (the Supreme being).<ref>Nandlal Sinha (1911), [https://ia802606.us.archive.org/24/items/Sacred_Books_of_the_Hindus/SBH%2007%20-%20Bhakti%20Ratnavali%20of%20Vishnu%20Puri,%20Narada%20&%20Sandilya%20Bhakti%20Sutras%20English%20Translation%201912.pdf The Bhakti Sutras of Narada], Allahabad: The Panini Office, Bhuvaneswari Asrama.</ref>
== भक्तिलक्षणम् ॥ What is Bhakti ? ==
== भक्तिलक्षणम् ॥ What is Bhakti ? ==