Faith is of Two Types, Thus Bhakti is of Two Types
(1)
śraddhā-devī nāma yāra, dui-vidha svabhāva tāra
vidhi-mūla ruci-mūla bhede
śāstrera śāsane yabe, śraddhāra udaya habe
vaidha-śraddhā tāre bale vede
The goddess named Śraddhā Devī has two characteristics. When faith arises based on śāstrika injunctions and rules, it is called vaidhi-śraddhā, or faith grounded in regulation, as described in the Vedas.
(2)
vraja-vāsī-seve kṛṣṇe, sei śuddha-sevā-dṛṣṭe
yabe haya śraddhāra udaya
lobhamayī śraddhā satī, rāgānugā śuddha-mati
bahu bhāgye sādhaka labhaya
When faith arises in the mood of the residents of Vraja, whose service to Kṛṣṇa is purely spontaneous, that pure, greedy faith (lobhamayī śraddhā) is called rāgānugā-śraddhā. Such a pure inclination is attained only by great fortune.
(3)
śraddhā-bhede bhakti-bhede, gāiteche cāri-veda
vaidha rāgānugā bhakti dvaya
sādhana-samaye yathā, siddhi-kāle tathā
ei-rūpa bhakti-śāstre kaya
Due to different kinds of faith, there are different kinds of bhakti. The four Vedas describe these two types of bhakti – vaidhi and rāgānugā. As is the practice in sādhana, so is the attainment in perfection; this is stated in the bhakti-śāstras.
(4)
vaidhi-bhakti dhīra gati rāgānugā tīvra ati
ati śīghra rasa-avasthā pāya
rāga-vartma-su-sādhane ruci haya yāra mane
rūpānuga haite sei dhāya
Vaidhi-bhakti advances slowly, while rāgānugā-bhakti is extremely swift and quickly brings one to the state of rasa. One whose mind develops taste for the path of spontaneous bhakti runs swiftly in the line of Śrī Rūpa.
