WHAT IS BHAKTI ?

According to NArada Bhakti SUtra, Bhakti represents exalted and ecstatic unconditional love towards SrI RAdhA KrshNa. It is known as prema bhakti and is eternal. On achieving the supreme stage of prema bhakti one becomes perfect, peaceful and fully satisfied. After attaining this stage, one wants nothing else, grieves not, hates not, rejoices not in materialistic pursuits.

sA tvasmin parama prema rUpA !

amruta svarUpA ca !

yal labhdvA pumAn siddho bhavatyamruto bhavati trupto bhavati !

yat prApya na kincid vAncati na Socati na dveshti na ramate notsAhI bhavati !

-- NArada Bhakti sUtra

IMPORTANCE OF BHAJAN ACCORDING TO SANDILYA BHAKTI SUTRA

According to SANdilya Bhakti sUtra, Bhajan is the ultimate attainment of Bhakti and all other aspects of Bhakti are only its components. Singing the countless glories of Supreme RAdhAKrshNa in divine ecstasy is the best path to attain prema bhakti. Both sambhoga and vipralambha moods are embedded in nAmasankIrtana and hence it is superior in all respects.

BhaktyA bhajana upasamhArAt gauNyA parAyai tat hetutvAt !
--SANdilya Bhakti SUtra