devotional movement who developed in India after the 12th century. The "bhâkta" or adept of bhakti, dedicates an unbounded love to his preferred god. His is always turned towards Him, singing His praises and worshipping Him continuously. This cult is mainly focused on Krishna and Rama, two of the major Vishnu avatâra. However, there also a lot of Shiva bhâkta devotees

Belief in, adoration of, a personal God.

Devotion to God. Noted to be of nine types: Shravanam - Listening to spiritual discourses or devotional songs related to God. Keertanam - Singing or talking about God. Smaranam - Remembering God. Pãda-sevanam - Serving God's holy feet. Archanam - Anointing God with sandalwood paste, etc. Vandanam - Bowing before God. Dãsyam - Behaving as the servant of God. Sakhyam - Behaving as the friend of God. Ãtmanivedanam - Unconditionally offering oneself and all of one's belongings to God with absolute submission. Where the ten types of bhakti are mentioned {Gadhada III-33.6}, the tenth type is prem-lakshanã bhakti - profound, loving bhakti.

devotion, unconditional love for the Divine.

Devotion. Bhakti is one of the four paths of Yoga. See page on the four paths

Devotion; adoration as a path to awakening

Devotion to a deity or guru.

undivided devotion to God

Love or devotion. (See Parabhakti)

Love of God, devotion.

A major radical spiritual movement in Indian literature (7th to 18th centuries AD) that denounced man-made distinctions of caste, class and gender, upheld the equality of all beings, rebelled against rituals and evil customs and all forms of earthly power; bhakti (devotion) poets wrote in their own languages instead of the traditional Sansrit and thus contributed to the development of modern Indian languages while evolving a new politics of its own; the movement started in south India and moved over to other parts of the country.

Love and devotion for God

Worshipful devotion to the God-Man.

Devotion or adoration.

Devotion; In Hindu thought, Bhakti is one of the ways to reach God (Bhaktimarga) [ more

Devotion; the expression of love for and surrender to God.

devotion to the Lord, total surrender

The devotion and adoration of God. The complete submission of the self to God.

ecstatic loving-devotion to the Almighty

loving devotion that is a celebration of the divine love. Although all Hindus are attempting to achieve moksha by following the principles of ahimsa, the ultimate aim is to attain a degree of universal 'loving kindness', similar to that found in Buddhism. This bhakti is a reflection and celebration of the divine universal love that created the universe. One of the wishes for a couple at their wedding is 'May you discover bhakti together' as man and wife build a loving and devoted life together.

Devotion; love. Devotional form of Hinduism.

lit. "devotion." Surrender to God, gods, or guru. Bhakti extends from the simplest expression of devotion to the ego-decimating principle of prapatti, which is total surrender. Bhakti is the foundation of all sects of Hinduism, as well as yoga schools throughout the world.

The path of devotion; a path to union with the Divine based on the continual offering of love and the constant remembrance of the Lord.

a rasa, or feeling, of devotion to a god portrayed in songs or raagas, usually. Most Carnatic songs have bhakti rasa.

devotion, the act of the bhakta.

It means devotion for the almighty, faithfulness, worshipful service, homage and loyalty towards the creator.

Devotion; love( of God)

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devotion; loving devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

the spirit's expression of devotion to God that manifests physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually.

devotion; self-surrender.

("devotion/love"): the love of the bhakta toward the Divine or the guru as a manifestation of the Divine; also the love of the Divine toward the devotee

Bhaktī (Devanāgarī: भक्ति) is a word of Sanskrit origin meaning devotion and also the path of devotion itself, as in Bhakti-Yoga. Within Hinduism the word is used exclusively to denote devotion to a particular deity or form of God. Within Vaishnavism bhakti is only used in conjunction with Vishnu or one of his associated incarnations, it is likewise used towards Shiva by followers of Shaivism.