Early History of the Vaishnava Faith and Movement in Bengal, from Sanskrit and Bengali Sources c8.s2.10

Early History of the Vaiṣṇava Faith and Movement in Bengal, from Sanskrit and Bengali Sources c8.s2.10

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c8.s2.10

¹ Jiva Gosvāmin distinguishes eleven elements or stages of the Vaidhī Bhakti, namely Śaraṇāpatti, Guru-sevā, Śravaṇa, Kīrtana, Smaraṇa, Pada-sevā, Arcanā, Vandana, Dāsya, Sakhya and Ātma-nivedana: for which see below ch. v, under Bhakti-sandarbha. The nine elements or stages are already enumerated in the Śrīmad-bhāgavata vii. 6, namely: śravaṇam, kīrtanam viṣṇoḥ, smaraṇam, pāda-sevanam/ arcanam, krandanam, dāsyam, sakhyam, ātma-nivedanam.//

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