In Bhagavatham, Prahlada explains about nine types of Bhakthi and this verse mentions all of them.
Hearing His stories, chanting His names, remembering Him constantly , serving His lotus feet, worshipping him through rituals like pooja, yajna etc , praying to him or prostration or offering respectful obeisances , carrying out his orders as a servant, seeing Him as a friend, and completely surrendering to Him.
These nine types can be divided in to two categories
1. One type in which devotee sees Bhagavan in front of him (prathyksham) and this type includes:
a. Padasevanam (serve at the lotus feet- Mahalakshmi) ,
b. Vandanam (pay respectful obeisances-Akroora)
c. Sakhyam (friend- Arjuna)
d. Dasyam (serve HIm with the attitude of a servant-Hanuman)
2, Second type is imagining His beautiful form in the mind of the devotee and this includes:
e. Sravanam (hearing -Parikshit)
f. Keerthanam ( chanting divine names and glories- Suka Maharshi)
g. Smaranam (remembering- Prahlada)
h. Archanam (Worship through rituals- Prithhu chakravartthy)
The last type Aaathmanivedanam or surrendering completely ( Mahabali) can be done either with eyes seeing Bhgavaan or with Bhagavaan shining in one's mind. So Aathmanivedanam belongs to both categories.
We can choose any one of the nine forms of worship and attain Bhagavath Paadam like Parikshith, Suka Maharshi, Bhaktha Prahlada, Devi Mahalakshmi, King Prithhu, Akroora, Hanumanji, Arjuna or Mahabali.
One thing common in all of their devotion is the sincerity and intensity. May god bless us to have intense and sincere Bhakthi. Bhagavan's assurance in Mepatthoor's words : Intense Bhakthi gives everything you desire (and moksham) -"akhilasaadhani mayi bahkthi athyulkkata" .
ShravaNam, keertthanam Vishno:
smaranam paadasevanam
archanam, vandanam, daasyam
sakhyam aathmanivedanam
Hearing His stories, chanting His names, remembering Him constantly , serving His lotus feet, worshipping him through rituals like pooja, yajna etc , praying to him or prostration or offering respectful obeisances , carrying out his orders as a servant, seeing Him as a friend, and completely surrendering to Him.
These nine types can be divided in to two categories
1. One type in which devotee sees Bhagavan in front of him (prathyksham) and this type includes:
a. Padasevanam (serve at the lotus feet- Mahalakshmi) ,
b. Vandanam (pay respectful obeisances-Akroora)
c. Sakhyam (friend- Arjuna)
d. Dasyam (serve HIm with the attitude of a servant-Hanuman)
2, Second type is imagining His beautiful form in the mind of the devotee and this includes:
e. Sravanam (hearing -Parikshit)
f. Keerthanam ( chanting divine names and glories- Suka Maharshi)
g. Smaranam (remembering- Prahlada)
h. Archanam (Worship through rituals- Prithhu chakravartthy)
The last type Aaathmanivedanam or surrendering completely ( Mahabali) can be done either with eyes seeing Bhgavaan or with Bhagavaan shining in one's mind. So Aathmanivedanam belongs to both categories.
We can choose any one of the nine forms of worship and attain Bhagavath Paadam like Parikshith, Suka Maharshi, Bhaktha Prahlada, Devi Mahalakshmi, King Prithhu, Akroora, Hanumanji, Arjuna or Mahabali.
One thing common in all of their devotion is the sincerity and intensity. May god bless us to have intense and sincere Bhakthi. Bhagavan's assurance in Mepatthoor's words : Intense Bhakthi gives everything you desire (and moksham) -"akhilasaadhani mayi bahkthi athyulkkata" .
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