सूक्तिमुक्तावली - भक्तिविज्ञानम्

प्राच्यामुदये भाविनि सवितुः पूर्वं यथाऽनुरागः स्यात्
    पश्चाद्गतिस्त्वनूरोः प्राकट्यं हर्षकृत् हिरण्यगर्भस्य ।
मनसीशप्राकट्ये भाविनि पूर्वं स्वधर्मं शीलत्वम्
    पश्चाद्वैजिज्ञासा प्रभवति तस्माच्च भक्तिविज्ञानम् ॥

- सूक्तिमुक्तावली

praachyaam udaye bhaavini savituH pUrvam yathaa anuraagaH syAt
    pashchAt gatiH tu anUroH prAkaTyam harShakRut hiraNyagarbhasya ।
manas iisha prAkaTye bhaavini pUrvam svadharmam shIlatvam
    pashchAt vaijijnaasaa prabhavati tasmat cha bhakti vijnaanam ॥

- sUktimuktAvalii

At dawn before the sunrise, you will see beautiful red rays of Sun from the east. Then you will see the pleasant golden glow of the Sun and in time you will see the Sun in full brightness. The progression is similar to devotion towards God. First one leads his life morally. Then he starts thinking about God and finally realizes his existence through pure devotion.

- Suktimuktavali