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Kevala Bhakti' is a form of Bhakti (i.e. devotion). Bhakti is defined as,
Kevala Bhakti' is a form of Bhakti (i.e. devotion). Bhakti is defined as,


Bhaktir Bhagavato sevá bhaktih prema svarúpinii;
<poem>Bhaktir Bhagavato sevá bhaktih prema svarúpinii;
Bhaktiránanda rupá ca bhakti bhaktasya jiivanam.
Bhaktiránanda rupá ca bhakti bhaktasya jiivanam.</poem>


[Bhakti is service to God; bhakti is the form taken by divine love; bhakti is the embodiment of bliss; bhakti is the life of the devotee.]
[Bhakti is service to God; bhakti is the form taken by divine love; bhakti is the embodiment of bliss; bhakti is the life of the devotee.]

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Kevala Bhakti (Roman Sanskrit: Kevalá Bhakti) means "complete non-attributional devotion". According to Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, Parama Purusa can be attained only through "Kevala Bhakti".[1]

Description

Kevala Bhakti' is a form of Bhakti (i.e. devotion). Bhakti is defined as,

Bhaktir Bhagavato sevá bhaktih prema svarúpinii;
Bhaktiránanda rupá ca bhakti bhaktasya jiivanam.

[Bhakti is service to God; bhakti is the form taken by divine love; bhakti is the embodiment of bliss; bhakti is the life of the devotee.]

References

  1. ^ Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar "Yoga, Tantra, and Kevalá Bhakti" Discourses on Tantra Volume Two