ঽভক্তিঽশব্দের অর্থ হয দশবিধাকার এক—ঽসাধনঽ, ঽপ্রেমভক্তিঽ—নব প্রকার
ऽभक्तिऽशब्देर अर्थ हय दशविधाकार एक—ऽसाधनऽ, ऽप्रेमभक्तिऽ—नव प्रकार
'bhakti'-śabdera artha haya daśa-vidhākāra eka—'sādhana', 'prema-bhakti'—nava prakāra
Synonyms
bhakti—bhakti; śabdera—of this word; artha—meanings; haya—are; daśa-vidhā-ākāra—ten varieties; eka—one; sādhana—the execution of regulative devotional service; prema-bhakti—ecstatic love; nava prakāra—nine kinds..
Translation
"There are ten meanings to the word bhakti, devotional service. One is execution of devotional service according to the regulative principles, and the other, called prema-bhakti [ecstatic love] has nine varieties.
Purport
The nine varieties are rati, prema, sneha, māna, praṇaya, rāga, anurāga, bhāva and mahābhāva—attraction, love, affection, adverse feelings, intimacy, attachment, subattachment, ecstatic love and sublime ecstatic love. For the execution of devotional service according to regulative principles, there is only one meaning.