We said that Pusti Bhakti is also called Prema Lakshana Bhakti. it is also called "Para" i.e., something superb and "Mukhya" or chief Bhakti. In this kind of devotion we anticipate aspects like Bhakti of "Ananya" i.e., having no parallel character, pure, without any guilt and Niskama attachment for Purna Purushottama, parabrahma Bhagavan Sri Krishna. Pusti Bhakti can never be practiced with expectation in return. Hence it is called "Bhaituki", i.e., without a reason, or "Nishkama" or desireless. The aim in conducting Pusti Bhakti is not : a. to get freedom from worldly sorrows, b. to obtain worldly pleasures, c. Not to attain heaven after death and d. obtaining Moksha - it is done out of nature affection for Bhagavan Sri Krishna. Hence a Pusti Bhakta does HIS bhakti. For this reason it is called "Prema Lakshana Bhakti".
But no one finds any extending description of this Bhakti in sastras. Therefore it is also called "sastra avihita" bhakti i.e., not expressed in sastras. In practicing Pusti bhakti the Maryada or orders of sastras do not form an obstacle. A pusti bhakta practicies life long the bhakti of purna purushottama, Bhagavan Sri Krishna. Learning HIM aside, he never attempts to offer any upasana or puja to any Devi or Deva. He never tries to give exertion to HIM for his personal comfort. He does not even entertain any expectation for receiving supernatural results. He believes that Bhagvan Sri Krishna is more dear than his very Atma (self). He lives for HIS comfort only. He does not even consider about his personal longings or conveniences.
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