आगमे विश्वासटिप्पन्यः

The second of the five modes of devotion (system of devotion to a deity) to
God that were most prominently
articulated by Rupa Goswami, a devotee (bhakta) of the god Krishna and a
follower of the Bengali saint Chaitanya.
Rupa used differing types of human
relationships as models for differing
conceptions of the link between deity
and devotee. These five modes
showed growing emotional intensity,
from the peaceful (shanta) sense that
comes from realizing one’s complete
identity with Brahman, or Ultimate
Reality, to conceiving of God as one’s
master, friend, child, or lover. The
Dasa Bhava is the second of these, in
which devotees considered themselves as servants and the deity as
their master. This second mode of
devotion should be understood in
light of the relationship between masters and servants in Indian society,
which goes far beyond that of employer and employee in modern American
society. A family’s servants will often
stay with a family for many years and
in some cases, such service becomes
hereditary. Longtime servants become
virtual members of the family; they
are respected, trusted, and sometimes
regarded as advisers.