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is accepted by God out of vatsalya is a separate subject. We are not concerned with it, that vatsalya can also be tamasic is what you should understand. Mother’s love need not be necessarily be satvic or even father’s love for that matter. Many times that is tamasic or rajasic only. The love expressed towards children many times finds expression through a harsh ways which means only rajasic either you scold them or beat them or do something, which is all rajasic. You can also abuse God that is what Sishupala did and he was rewarded, rewarded by slaying is a separate subject, still rewarded.
As Babuji puts it devotion is not anyone of this notions, but is an association with the Divine. The sneha that we talk about, the friendship that we talk about, the Divine saying that we can do whatever we can with Him. No, it is a company. Any company with the divine is Devotion, that is why nine bhavas are accepted. Which bhava are you having, because none of us are having all the nine. None of us belong to all the three viz. Satva, Rajas Tamas all the three, but one is predominant. The other two will be subsidiary. If you know these aspects of devotion
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