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'''''Ragatmika bhakti''''' ([[Roman Sanskrit]]: Rágátmiká Bhakti) is a type of [[Bhakti]] in which a devotee | '''''Ragatmika bhakti''''' ([[Roman Sanskrit]]: Rágátmiká Bhakti) is a type of [[Bhakti]] in which a devotee only wants to give pleasure to the Lord.<ref name="Bhakti and Krpá">{{cite book|title=Ananda Marga Philosophy in a Nutshell Part 4|author=Shrii Shrii Anandamurti|chapter=Bhakti and Krpá}}</ref> | ||
== Description == | == Description == | ||
Ragatmika bhakti is the type of Bhakti | Ragatmika bhakti is the type of Bhakti in which a devotee loves and worships the Lord only to give the Lord pleasure. According to [[Shrii Shrii Anandamurti]], such a devotee's mentality is something like—<ref name="Bhakti and Krpá" /> | ||
<blockquote>I love Him | <blockquote>I love Him because I cannot remain without loving Him.</blockquote> | ||
== Ragatmika bhakti and Raganuraga bhakti == | == Ragatmika bhakti and Raganuraga bhakti == | ||
The stage prior to Ragatmika bhakti is | The stage prior to Ragatmika bhakti is Raganuga bhakti. Raganuga bhakti leads to Ragatmika bhakti — "Rágátmikámanusrt́a yásá Rágánugácayate".<ref name="Rágánugá and Rágátmiká Samádhi">{{cite book|title=Ananda Marga Philosophy in a Nutshell Part 5|author=Shrii Shrii Anandamurti|chapter=Rágánugá and Rágátmiká Samádhi}}</ref> According to Anandamurti-ji, the basic difference between in these two stages is that in Raganuga bhakti, a devotee wants to get pleasure, but in Ragatmika bhakti the devotee only wants to give pleasure.<ref name="Bhakti and Krpá" /> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||