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merely join hands and pay homage, whereas a committed devotee will not only bow down and pay homage but his heart too will be involved in the process and he will be in an ecstatic state experiencing divine sensations.
When do we develop reverence for Dev Guru? Reverence for Dev Guru is generated in one's life only after feeling of immense love is born for them.
Reverence is possible only if the person is a beloved!
Reverence can never be devoid of dearness! If it does exist, it will be like sweets devoid of sweetness.
If dearness is combined with reverence then, eulogy, hymn, prayer becomes natural, memorable and full of feelings.
When one worships Parmatma, he may just perform religious rites and forget Him. Whereas if He was loved , he would be never forgotten. When Parmatma becomes very dear to a person, he will continue to love Parmatma even after his routine religious rites are performed. In love, the beloved becomes an inseparable part of one's existence.
Gautam swami first made Lord Mahavir his beloved and later he started revering Lord Mahavir. Same was the case with Acharya BhadrabahuSwami. Parmatma Parshvanath was initially extremely dear to him and he later started revering Parshvanath Parmatma.
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