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Bhakti-Sastras describes various forms of bhakti, interpreting the feeling of the
worshipper to wards the worshipped in terms of human relation- ship. The most important of
these forms are termed Dasya-bhava, Sakhya-bhava, Vatsalya-bhava, Sisu-Bhava, Kanta-bhava
and Madhura-bhava. When God is conceived as a person, the feeling of the worshipper
towards Him may be to start with, that of a servant to his master, as in the case of
Hanuman in the Ramayana. Such a type of Bhakti is
known as Dasya - bhava. At a later stage it may be that of a man to his friend, as in the
case of Kucela in the Bhagavata Purana. Such a type of Bhakti is known as Sakhya-bhava. Or
it may be that of the parent to the child, as in the case of Sita or Rukmini. Such a type
of Or it may be that of the wife to the husband, as in the case of
Sita or Rukmini. Such a type of bhakti is known as Kanta-bhava. Or, finally, it may be the
romantic love of the lover and the beloved, as in the case of Krsna and Radha. Such a type
of bhakti is known as Madhura bhava. Love of God is indeed like an ocean, and there are |
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