Kevala bhakti

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Kevala Bhakti (Roman Sanskrit: Kevalá Bhakti) means "complete non-attributional devotion". According to Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, Parama Purusa can be attained only through "Kevala Bhakti".[1]

Description

Kevala Bhakti is a form of Bhakti (i.e. devotion). Bhakti is defined as—[1]

Bhaktir Bhagavato sevá bhaktih prema svarúpinii;
Bhaktiránanda rupá ca bhakti bhaktasya jiivanam.

(Translation: Bhakti is service to God; bhakti is the form taken by divine love;
Bhakti is the embodiment of bliss; bhakti is the life of the devotee.]

Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar told, When a spiritual aspirant goes forward towards Parama Purusa by doing sadhana, he develops an exclusive devotion and exclusive love for God. This is called Kevala Bhakti. Sarkar told, only in this stage Bhakta's devotion reaches its fruition or culmination.

Sarkar stated—

You cannot attain Parama Puruśa with this sort of prayer either, because at this stage you still do not say that you want Parama Puruśa to be your own. This will not serve the purpose. Only when the mind has an intense desire to attain Parama Puruśa alone, and nothing else, is it the highest devotion. This is called Kevala Bhakti.

References

  1. ^ a b Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar "Yoga, Tantra, and Kevalá Bhakti" Discourses on Tantra Volume Two