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Vatsalya Rasa: When God Becomes a Child—Parental Love at the Heart of Bhakti

Vatsalya rasa, the bhakti mood of parental love, reveals a distinctive Hindu insight: the Divine can be cherished, protected, and served as a beloved child. Anchored in the Bhagavata Purana and refined by rasa theory, it replaces distance with intimacy and translates theology into daily care. Practices such as Bala Gopala sevā, Kartika worship with…