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Drawing from the Bhakti-rasamrita-sindhu by Rupa Goswami, we can map this specific form onto stages:

This paper asks: What are the philosophical and experiential contours of such place-bound, mediate devotion? Is it merely a concession to human limitation, or does it possess unique spiritual value? sthana paroksharta bhakti

A simple but profound practice: sitting facing the direction of the holy place (e.g., east for Puri Jagannath, north for Badrinath), the devotee recites stotras (hymns) in the present tense as if the deity is listening. Example: Drawing from the Bhakti-rasamrita-sindhu by Rupa Goswami, we