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Bhakti is defined as—<ref name="Discourses on Tantra Volume Two">{{cite book|title=Discourses on Tantra Volume Two|author=Shrii Shrii Anandamurti|chapter=Yoga, Tantra, and Kevalá Bhakti}}</ref> | Bhakti is defined as—<ref name="Discourses on Tantra Volume Two">{{cite book|title=Discourses on Tantra Volume Two|author=Shrii Shrii Anandamurti|chapter=Yoga, Tantra, and Kevalá Bhakti}}</ref> | ||
<poem>Bhaktir Bhagavato sevá bhaktih prema svarúpinii; | <center><poem>Bhaktir Bhagavato sevá bhaktih prema svarúpinii; | ||
Bhaktiránanda rupá ca bhakti bhaktasya jiivanam.</poem> | Bhaktiránanda rupá ca bhakti bhaktasya jiivanam.</poem></center> | ||
('''Translation:''' Bhakti is service to God; bhakti is the form taken by divine love; <br/> | ('''Translation:''' Bhakti is service to God; bhakti is the form taken by divine love; <br/> | ||
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Bhakti refers to religious devotion in the form of active involvement of a devotee in worship of the divine. According to Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, Bhakti is the service to Parama Purusa.[1]
Definition
Bhakti is defined as—[2]
Bhaktir Bhagavato sevá bhaktih prema svarúpinii;
Bhaktiránanda rupá ca bhakti bhaktasya jiivanam.
(Translation: 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.]