Chapter XII

#	Sanskrit Original	Translation by Y. Subrahmanya Sarma	Translation by Swami Bhuteshananda	Translation by Swami Sivananda
56.	गौणी त्रिधा गुणभेदादार्तादिभेदाद्वा॥	Secondary Bhakti is of three kinds, to be classified either according to the difference of Gunas, or according to the difference of the afflicted and other aspirants to whom it belongs.	The beginner's devotion falls into three categories: because of the prevalence of the three qualities (gunas), or of the nature of the aspirant seeking freedom from distress, etc.	Secondary devotion is of three kinds according to the qualities: Sattva, Rajas, and Tamas or according to the distinction of the aspirants (the suffering, the seeker for knowledge and the self-interested).
57.	उत्तरस्मादुत्तरस्मात्पूर्वपूर्वा श्रेयाय भवति॥	In either case each preceding one is more conducive to beatitude than the one succeeding it.	Of these, the preceding categories are superior to the succeeding ones.	The first is better than the second and the second is better than the third in both the divisions.