॥ 56 ॥
In plain words
Secondary devotion is threefold according to differences of guṇa, or according to such types as the afflicted and the rest.
गौणी त्रिधा गुणभेदादार्तादिभेदाद् वा ॥ 56 ॥gauṇī tridhā guṇabhedādārtādibhedād vā
Sūtra 56॥ 56 ॥
Secondary devotion is threefold according to differences of guṇa, or according to such types as the afflicted and the rest.
गौणी त्रिधा गुणभेदादार्तादिभेदाद् वा ॥ 56 ॥gauṇī tridhā guṇabhedādārtādibhedād vā
Sūtra 56
Other commentaries
On this passage
Secondary devotion varies with temperament and motive. Nārada acknowledges graded forms without confusing them with the supreme love described earlier.