Jai Jai ShriGokulesh,

         Very well explained Unnati. But here i would like to ask my doubt that by Nirgun-Bhakti, Does it relates to Nirgun Bhakts?? We know that the sevaks-vaishnavas-bhagwadiyas of ShriMahaprabhuji r of Nirgun Koti, and the Sevak-Vaishnavas-Bhagwadiyas of ShriGusaijiprabhucharan were Saatvik, Raajas and Tamasi. So does it have any relation??

Jai Jai ShriGokulesh Parivaar, Baroda

Jai jai shri gokulesh

In the Treatise of  "Pusti Pravaha Maryadabheda" Shri Mahaprabhuji says:

"Suddhah Premnati Durlabhah"  Meaning:  Pure-Pusti-Beings are extremely rare.

Nirgun Bhakta is not a single catagory it is furthur divided in to 2 i.e. Suddha and Mishra.

Suddha: Pusti, Maryada and Pravahi.

Mishra: Pusti-Pusti, Maryada-Pusti and Pravaha-Pusti.

Having intrest in Bhagwan's worship and rememberences means intrest in the Devotional Path of Pusti. one can have this kind of liking only through the grace and will of god. It is not necessary that devotion of all pusti-devotees be pusti-pusti-devotion. Eventhough, their intrest in the devotion confirms that god wants to place them at the high level of deotion. Hence, such being should make honest efforts to enhance their devotion. This will rise them from Pravaha-Pusti-Devotion to Maryada-Pusti-Devotion and from Maryada-Pusti-Devotion to Pusti-Pusti-Devotion. Thus step by stepthey can reach the highest stage of devotionOnly that being upon whom god wishes to bestow his full grace can obtain Nirgun-Pusti-Devotion.

Stating the characteristics of Pure-Pusti-Devotion in Shri Bhagwat Bhagwan says:

"As the water of river Ganga flows incessantly towards the sea, My devotees, Just at hearing my glories become engaged withmy worship and rememberence  without any selfishness and impediment, It is called Nirgun-Bhakti" 

Unnati Kadakia

Shri Vallabha Charan Vina Sharan Koni Jaou.....Shri Vitthala Nam Vina Mantra Kya Thi Paou......Shri Vallabha Charan Vina Sharan Koni Jaou.....

Unnati Kadakia

jsk

to reach the state of nish kaam bhakti in it self is an achivement

and a promise that advancement on path  of grace is made  for better

jsk jiger shah

jay jay shree gokulesh

in todays word while doing seva or even smaran ( i.e. paath) we are having many things in our mind and actually we are not that much divoted in seva or smaran.

in 84 vaishnav's varta there is a prasang that when sheth shree pursotham das was doing seva he thought of selling horses. and some one came to his house. his servent (dasi) told him that  "sheth to ghoda vechav gayaa chhe"  ( he has gone to sell hosrses). 

so according to me it is very difficult to achive nishkam bhakti but only possible with the gress of shree guruji.

vaibhav

Jai Shree Krishna

I would presonally adices Vaishnavs to have positive atitude and keep unflinching belief in Shree Thakorji. I always believe that one should seva and smaran of prabhu with the firm faith that the swaroopa is pratyaksh and Shree prabhu is very much biraajmaan in the nij mandir in our home. If one were to do seva with such a mind set, then one will not falter in doing proper seva. This will lead one on to vivid personal expereinces and then how far one clmbs the ladder of Nishkaam bhakthi is left to ones own self and Shree Thakorjis anugraha.

To think that it is difficult, always makes things more difficult.

Over and above all, we has Vaishnavs, ought to keep Seva in the right perpective. More often than not, we assume Seva to be an additional responcibality which we carry out. On the contrary, We being Das of Shree Thakorji, Seva is our primary responcibality and everything else is secondary, if we begin to lead our lives with such a perspective, then the question of distractions in seva does not arise at all, on the contrary everything else too become part of our seva for even in those moments we are consious of our primary goal, and continue to do all our activities only to return to our primary duty SEVA and Smaran of Purnapurushottam Yashdatsangalalitha our very own sevya swaroopa of Shree Thakorji.

Nishkaam bhakthi is possible to achieve even today, though not overnite, but as a transformation process, if we retain ananyatha in our Shree prabhu and continue to serve him unflinchingly with absolute faith in Shree Mahaprabhuji.

jay jay shree gokulesh

shreekanthbhai what i meen to say is nishkam bhakti is only possible through grace(KRUPA) of  shree thakorji and shree Mahaprabhuji.

vaibhav

Jai Shree Krishna

Absolutely Vaibhav bhai. Pushtimarg is Anugraha marg, with out his krupa nothing is possible. Not even possible to even grace Pushtimarg.