History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c91.164
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c91.164
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¹⁵⁵⁵ The ब्रह्माण्ड mentions नारद, शुक, अम्बरीष, रन्तिदेव, मारुति, बलि, बिभीषण, प्रह्लाद, गोपीs and उद्धव as exemplars of highest भक्ति, वसिष्ठ and मनु as practising मध्यमा and ordinary men as practising kaniṣṭhā (inferior) भक्ति The नारदभक्तिसूत्र 83 mentions many of these as भक्त्याचार्याः : 'इत्येवं वदन्ति । जनजल्पनिर्भया एकमत्ता. कुमारव्यासशुकशाण्डिल्यगर्गविष्णुकौण्डिन्य-शेष-उद्धव-आरुणिवलिहनुमद्विभीषणादयो भक्त्याचार्याः ।।. कुमार stands for नारद, son of ब्रह्मा
Linked texts (2)
- Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Nāradabhaktisūtra — Nārada, Sanskrit