Devanagari: स्मरण ISO15919: smaraṇa also written as smaran
Remembrance: loving absorption of the mind, also called sumirana (Devanagari: सुमिरन ISO15919: sumirana), chintana (Devanagari: चिन्तन ISO15919: cintana) and manana (Devanagari: मनन ISO15919: manana)
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Smarana is considered the very life force of devotion. Without smarana, the other practices of navadha bhakti (the nine processes of devotion) are akin to a lifeless body.
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