Business-Bhakti With Māyā

There are some—indeed, most people—who think that bhakti (often crudely translated as

“love” or “devotion”) can be applied to anyone: Śiva, Durgā, various demigods, fellow human beings, animals, or even to an impersonal nothingness and everythingness (viś Brahman, as some conceive it). I invite them to consider the actual meaning of the word bhakti, if they so wish.

Here is a succinct illustration of what “bhakti” directed toward Māyā brings about, expressed through the voices of well-known figures of our time:

So I, I'm not your XO girl, XO girl (as Māyā speaking)

And I don't live in your candy world, candy world

(Marguerite Clark (iyah may), Saint Lane, and Stuart Stuart)

--- You were once a friend to me (as talking to Māyā) Now you are my enemy Passion turns to hate and you make Hate worth fighting for

... I laid down my defenses I opened up the door I gave you what you wanted I couldn't give you more And I gave you everything

You said it's all or nothing

To you it's just a game

A game you're never losing

(Desmond Child, James Michael, Marti Frederiksen, and Matthias Jabs, Klaus Meine)

Do you want to shrug it off as mythology? What is your standing on this? "So, worship is very different from devotional service. Worship involves some selfish motive. We may worship some very big businessman because we know that if we please him, he may give us some business and we'll derive some profit. The worship of the demigods is like that." https://vanisource.org/wiki/JSD_5_Yoga_and_Meditation?hl=worship|demigods|with|a|selfish|motive