From Śrī Babaji’s commentary on Anuchheda 153 of the Bhakti Sandarbha —

In Anuccheda 121, Śrī Jīva Gosvāmī concluded the investigation into the means of ultimate attainment, establishing bhakti as the abhidheya for all human beings. He then began to specify the primary characteristics of bhakti , which are summarized below:

• Bhakti is the supreme dharma for all beings ( parama-dharmatvam , Anuccheda 121).
• Bhakti fulfills all aspirations ( sarva-kāma-pradatvam, Anuccheda 121).
• Bhakti destroys all inauspiciousness ( aśubha-ghnatvam, Anuccheda 121).
• Bhakti counteracts all obstacles in life ( sarvāntarāya-nivārakam , Anucchedas 121–122).
• Bhakti frees one from the fear of ferocious beings and other miseries ( duṣṭa-jīvādi-bhaya-nivārakatvam , Anuccheda 123).
• Bhakti frees one from the three types of misery (included under the previous heading, Anuccheda 124).
• Bhakti destroys aprārabdha-karma ( aprārabdha-pāpa-ghnatvam , Anucchedas 125–127).
• Bhakti destroys prārabdha-karma ( prārabdha-pāpa-hāritvam , Anuccheda 128).
• Bhakti removes the predispositions toward desire ( vāsanā-hāritvam , Anuccheda 129).
• Bhakti dispels beginningless ignorance ( avidyā-haratvam , Anuccheda 130).
• Bhakti is the source of satisfaction for all beings ( sarva-prīṇana-hetutvam , Anuccheda 131).
• Bhakti is the source of all auspicious qualities, such as jñāna and vairāgya ( sad-guṇa-hetutvam , Anuccheda 132).
• Bhakti is the cause of all varieties of bliss ( sarvānanda-hetutvam , Anuccheda 132).
• Bhakti is nirguṇa ( nirguṇatvam , Anucchedas 133–138).
• Knowledge related to bhakti is nirguṇa ( Anuccheda 134).
• Action related to bhakti is nirguṇa ( Anucchedas 135–136).
• Śraddhā related to bhakti is nirguṇa ( Anuccheda 137).
• Bhakti is the intrinsic potency of Bhagavān ( svarūpa-śaktitvam , Anuccheda 139).
• Bhakti is self-manifest ( svayam-prakāśatvam , Anuccheda 139).
• Bhakti is of the nature of supreme bliss ( parama-sukha-rūpatvam , Anuccheda 140).
• Bhakti bestows love for Bhagavān ( śrī bhagavad-viṣayaka-rati-pradatvam , Anuccheda 141).
• Bhagavān is the source of bhakti ( Anuccheda 144).
• Bhakti is the exclusive cause in the matter of effecting the immediate realization of Bhagavān ( śrī bhagavad-anubhava-kartṛtve’nanya-hetutvam , Anuccheda 145).
• Bhakti is the cause of attaining Bhagavān’s abode ( śrī bhagavatva-prāpakatvam , Anuccheda 146).
• Bhakti brings even Bhagavān under the control of His devotee ( tad-vaśīkāritvam , Anuccheda 147).
• Bhakti frees the performer from the Yamadūtas’ jurisdiction ( Anuccheda 148).
• Even a single act of bhakti can yield perfection ( Anuccheda 149).
• Even a semblance of bhakti can destroy all sins ( Anuccheda 152).
• Even a semblance of bhakti in the form of an offense can destroy sins ( Anuccheda 153).