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DIFFERENT DEFINITIONS OF BHAKTI
5. DIFFERENT DEFINITIONS OF BHAKTI
तल्लक्षणानि वाच्यते नानामतभेदात् ॥ १५ ॥
Sutra 15. Tallakshanaani Vaachyante
naanaamatabhedat.
The characteristics of Bhakti are described vari-
ously on account of difference in view-points
(according to the different schools).
तलक्षणा नि:
Tallakshanaani: its characteristic
Vaa-
marks or indications of devotion; वाच्य न्ते :
chyante are being described or stated; नानामतभेदात् :
Naanaamatabhedaat: according to diverse opinions
or owing to difference in view points.
Thinkers agree as to the essential character of
devotion; but they give prominence to one or other
of its various manifestations in order to indicate its
nature from their several points of view.
Different teachers have defined Bhakti in dif-
ferent ways. After giving their views first, Devarishi
Narada advances his own views in the matter.
Lakshanani: Marks.
The inner experiences of Bhakti is purely sub-
jective. The mental condition of a devotee is known
only to himself. But the devotees conduct themselves
in different ways. We can recognise the characteris.
tics or marks of devotion. Every change in the heart
finds external manifestation in the behaviour as wel!
as the appearance of the devotee.
In this and the succeeding nine Sutras Narada
gives a description of Bhakti as given by some writers
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DIFFERENT DEFINITIONS OF BHAKTI
5. DIFFERENT DEFINITIONS OF BHAKTI
तल्लक्षणानि वाच्यते नानामतभेदात् ॥ १५ ॥
Sutra 15. Tallakshanaani Vaachyante
naanaamatabhedat.
The characteristics of Bhakti are described vari-
ously on account of difference in view-points
(according to the different schools).
तलक्षणा नि:
Tallakshanaani: its characteristic
Vaa-
marks or indications of devotion; वाच्य न्ते :
chyante are being described or stated; नानामतभेदात् :
Naanaamatabhedaat: according to diverse opinions
or owing to difference in view points.
Thinkers agree as to the essential character of
devotion; but they give prominence to one or other
of its various manifestations in order to indicate its
nature from their several points of view.
Different teachers have defined Bhakti in dif-
ferent ways. After giving their views first, Devarishi
Narada advances his own views in the matter.
Lakshanani: Marks.
The inner experiences of Bhakti is purely sub-
jective. The mental condition of a devotee is known
only to himself. But the devotees conduct themselves
in different ways. We can recognise the characteris.
tics or marks of devotion. Every change in the heart
finds external manifestation in the behaviour as wel!
as the appearance of the devotee.
In this and the succeeding nine Sutras Narada
gives a description of Bhakti as given by some writers
67
10