Sri Bhajana-rahasya was compiled by Srila Bhaktivinode Thakura. With this book, the great teacher gives us a hint of his own method of bhajana, a guide for his sincere followers. The undersigned Akincana, a few years ago, carefully observed him reciting the slokas contained in this text and at the same time enjoying the overwhelming ecstasy of God’s love.
The realm of Bhakti offers the arcana to those who are nistha at the level of kanistha. It is sometimes difficult for many to understand the difference between arcana and bhajana. That is why the word arcana is misunderstood as bhajana. The performance of navadha-bhakti (nine ways to connect to the Supreme Personality of Godhead) is the basis of bhajana. The arcana is included in navadha-bhakti and is therefore admitted as a part of bhajana. It can be concluded, therefore, that being the arcana part of the bhajana, it cannot be equivalent to the whole.