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Prema

Pure love of God: the highest form of devotion, free of any wish for reward.

Yoga, Sāṃkhya, Tantra and devotion

Prema is selfless, ecstatic love for God, regarded by the devotional traditions, especially the followers of Caitanya, as higher even than liberation. It seeks nothing for itself and delights only in the beloved. The Bhāgavata Purāṇa’s cowherd women are its model.