Shiva Purana

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नैष्ठिक्या नैष्ठिकी भेदाद्द्विविधे द्विविधे हि ते ।। षड्विधा नैष्ठिकी ज्ञेया द्वितीयैकविधा स्मृता ।। १९ ।।

sanskrit

O Goddess, the devotion (Naisthiki Bhakti) is of two types: the primary and secondary divisions. There are six types of Naisthiki devotion, and the second one is considered the primary type.

english translation

naiSThikyA naiSThikI bhedAddvividhe dvividhe hi te || SaDvidhA naiSThikI jJeyA dvitIyaikavidhA smRtA || 19 ||

hk transliteration