navadha bhakti | नवधा भक्ति
navadha bhakti (Devanagari: नवधा भक्ति ISO15919: navadhā bhakti) are the nine ways of devotion as described by Prahlada and accepted by Vaishnava spiritual masters (Bhagavatam 7.5.23):
- shravanam – hearing
- kirtanam – solo or congregational chanting of God's names, forms etc
- smarana – remembrance
- dasya – servitude
- sakhya – friendship
- archana – worship
- vandana – singing the glories of God
- pada sevanam – serving the lotus of God
- atma nivedana – complete surrender
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Bhakti Shatak - Hundred Gems of Devotion - an in-depth analysis