Ragatmika bhakti

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Ragatmika bhakti (Roman Sanskrit: Rágátmiká Bhakti) is a type of Bhakti in which a devotee only wants to give pleasure to the Lord.[1]

Description

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—[1]

I love Him because I cannot remain without loving Him.

Ragatmika bhakti and Raganuraga bhakti

The stage prior to Ragatmika bhakti is Raganuga bhakti. Raganuga bhakti leads to Ragatmika bhakti — "Rágátmikámanusrt́a yásá Rágánugácayate".[2] 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.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Shrii Shrii Anandamurti "Bhakti and Krpá" Ananda Marga Philosophy in a Nutshell Part 4 
  2. ^ Shrii Shrii Anandamurti "Rágánugá and Rágátmiká Samádhi" Ananda Marga Philosophy in a Nutshell Part 5