Narada Bhakti Sutra First Verse

The first verse of Narada Bhakti sutra is Athato Bhakti Vyakhyasyama (now, therefore, we shall expound bhakti.) Narada begins the text with the word ‘atha.’ Atha means anantara, after. That means there are certain conditions for attainment of bhakti. Without certain psychological preparations or qualifications, there cannot be any question of bhakti. The first qualification is intense aspiration

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