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Line 53: − The commentary further mentions that expressions such as 'He is devoted to him', 'He is attached to him', are not applicable to one who worships through fear or force though there be the knowledge that one is adorable, etc.<blockquote>अपि च बलाद्भयाद् वा नमस्कार्यत्वादिज्ञानवत्यपि भक्तोऽयमनुरक्तोऽयमिति व्यवहारापत्तेः ।<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /></blockquote><blockquote>''api ca balādbhayād vā namaskāryatvādijñānavatyapi bhakto'yamanurakto'yamiti vyavahārāpatteḥ ।''</blockquote>+ + + Line 79:
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While Svapneshvara, in his commentary on the Shandilya Bhakti Sutras, quotes the Mahabharata where [[Maharshi Vyasa (महर्षि व्यास)|Maharshi Vyasa]] explains what are the qualities that are never to be found in a devotee of Purushottama. He says,<blockquote>न क्रोधो न च मात्सर्यं न लोभो नाशुभा मतिः । भवन्ति कृतपुण्यानां भक्तानां पुरुषोत्तमे ||</blockquote><blockquote>''na krodho na ca mātsaryaṁ na lobho nāśubhā matiḥ । bhavanti kr̥tapuṇyānāṁ bhaktānāṁ puruṣottame ||''</blockquote>Meaning: Neither anger nor envy, neither greed nor any other impure thought has any influence over the righteous ones, who are devoted to Purushottama.
While Svapneshvara, in his commentary on the Shandilya Bhakti Sutras, quotes the Mahabharata where [[Maharshi Vyasa (महर्षि व्यास)|Maharshi Vyasa]] explains what are the qualities that are never to be found in a devotee of Purushottama. He says,<blockquote>न क्रोधो न च मात्सर्यं न लोभो नाशुभा मतिः । भवन्ति कृतपुण्यानां भक्तानां पुरुषोत्तमे ||</blockquote><blockquote>''na krodho na ca mātsaryaṁ na lobho nāśubhā matiḥ । bhavanti kr̥tapuṇyānāṁ bhaktānāṁ puruṣottame ||''</blockquote>Meaning: Neither anger nor envy, neither greed nor any other impure thought has any influence over the righteous ones, who are devoted to Purushottama.
Similar enumeration is given by Shri Krishna in the 12th Chapter of the Bhagavad Gita. He says,<blockquote>तुल्यनिन्दास्तुतिर्मौनी सन्तुष्टो येन केनचित् । अनिकेतः स्थिरमतिर्भक्तिमान्मे प्रियो नरः ॥१२.१९॥<ref>Bhagavad Gita, [https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE/%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%83 Chapter 12 (Bhakti Yoga)]</ref></blockquote><blockquote>''tulyanindāstutirmaunī santuṣṭo yena kenacit । aniketaḥ sthiramatirbhaktimānme priyo naraḥ ॥12.19॥''</blockquote>Meaning: He to whom criticism and praise are equal, who is silent, content with anything, without (attachment to) a home, of a steady mind, and full of devotion—that person is dear to Me.<ref name=":7" />
Svapneshvara's commentary further mentions that expressions such as 'He is devoted to him', 'He is attached to him', are not applicable to one who worships through fear or force though there be the knowledge that one is adorable, etc.<blockquote>अपि च बलाद्भयाद् वा नमस्कार्यत्वादिज्ञानवत्यपि भक्तोऽयमनुरक्तोऽयमिति व्यवहारापत्तेः ।<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /></blockquote><blockquote>''api ca balādbhayād vā namaskāryatvādijñānavatyapi bhakto'yamanurakto'yamiti vyavahārāpatteḥ ।''</blockquote>
== भक्तिपरिशुद्धिलिङ्गानि ॥ Signs of Pure Devotion ==
== भक्तिपरिशुद्धिलिङ्गानि ॥ Signs of Pure Devotion ==
In fact, the commentator Svapneshvara further states that by the word '''ādi''<nowiki/>' (etc.), the actions of Uddhava, Akrura etc. must also be taken into account.<ref name=":0" />
In fact, the commentator Svapneshvara further states that by the word '''ādi''<nowiki/>' (etc.), the actions of Uddhava, Akrura etc. must also be taken into account.<ref name=":0" />
== भक्तिक्रमः ॥ Stages in Bhakti ==
== भक्तिक्रमः ॥ Stages in Bhakti ==
Sanatana Dharma leads the aspirants gradually from material images to mental images, from the diverse mental-images to one Ishta Devata, and from the Ishta Devata to the Impersonal Absolute or the Transcendental Nirguna Brahman.<ref name=":5">Swami Sivananda (1999), [https://www.dlshq.org/download/hinduismbk.pdf All About Hinduism], Uttar Pradesh: The Divine Life Society.</ref> Accordingly, there are various steps and paths in Bhakti described by the rshis and acharyas.
[[Sanatana Dharma (सनातनधर्मः)|Sanatana Dharma]] leads the aspirants gradually from material images to mental images, from the diverse mental-images to one Ishta Devata, and from the Ishta Devata to the Impersonal Absolute or the Transcendental Nirguna Brahman.<ref name=":5">Swami Sivananda (1999), [https://www.dlshq.org/download/hinduismbk.pdf All About Hinduism], Uttar Pradesh: The Divine Life Society.</ref> Accordingly, there are various steps and paths in Bhakti described by the rshis and [[Acharya (आचार्यः)|acharyas]].
=== पराभक्तिः अपराभक्तिश्च ॥ Para Bhakti and Apara Bhakti ===
=== पराभक्तिः अपराभक्तिश्च ॥ Para Bhakti and Apara Bhakti ===