Someone who is
intellectual and intelligent who can appreciate a developed artistic mood (rasa).
The term refers to a person who has translated this
awareness of aesthetic mood into a devotional setting in the context of
religious activity.
Rasik devotees (bhakta) would engage in intricate
visualizations and mental accompaniments of their chosen god throughout the
day.
These contemplative visualizations were thought to provide
the devotee a feeling of involvement in God's presence on earth's divine drama
(lila), sharpening his or her appreciation of it.
The Pushti Marg and the Ram Rasik Sampraday, whose objects
of devotion were the gods Krishna and Rama, respectively, placed the highest
emphasis on this talent.
This kind of devotion is nearly entirely devoted to these
gods or other manifestations of Vishnu.
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