Different Bhakthi / devotion towards Bhagavan Sri Vishnu









Vishnu delivers humans from all evil. The fruits of all actions should be vested with Vishnu. Devotion to Vishnu is of paramount importance, but there are different types of devotion to Vishnu.

The three basic elements (guna) are saatvika, rajasika and tamasika. Saatvika guna is holy and pure, rajasika guna is passionate and tamasika guna is torpid. Thus saatvika guna is superior rajasika guna is medium and tamasika guna is inferior.



Different types of devotion to Vishnu owe their nomenclature to these three elements. Different types of devotion to Vishnu owe their nomenclature to these three elements.



1. A person who prays to Vishnu for someone else’s destruction is adhama-tamas. 1. A person who prays to Vishnu for someone else’s destruction is adhama-tamas.





2. A devotee who makes a pretense of praying to Vishnu is madhyama-tamasa.



3. A person who picks up devotion to Vishnu by observing others praying is uttama-tamasa. 3. A person who picks up devotion to Vishnu by observing others praying is uttama-tamasa.





4. An adama-rajasa devotee claims wealth from Vishnu as a reward for his devotion





5. A madhyama-rajasa devotee claims the fame of great deeds.





6. An uttama-rajasa devotee desires freedom from all illusions.





7. A devotee who prays so as to atone for his sins is adhama-saatvika.





8. One who prays because such prayers are loved by Vishnu is madhyama-saatvika.









This list thus has nine different types of devotion to Vishnu. But there is one further type of devotion to Vishnu, and this is the best form of devotion that one can think of. 9. A devotee who prays for the sake of devotion alone is uttama-saatvika.This list thus has nine different types of devotion to Vishnu. But there is one further type of devotion to Vishnu, and this is the best form of devotion that one can think of.





10. This is known as uttamottama Bhakthi (devotion) and occurs when the devotee shows the bhakthi without any expectations.





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SRI GURUBHYO NAMAHA

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