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


('''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/>
Bhakti is the embodiment of bliss; bhakti is the life of the devotee.]
Bhakti is the embodiment of bliss; bhakti is the life of the devotee.]</center>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 11:46, 13 September 2014

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.]

References

  1. ^ Shrii Shrii Anandamurti "Bhakti and Krpá" Ananda Marga Philosophy in a Nutshell Part 4 
  2. ^ Shrii Shrii Anandamurti "Yoga, Tantra, and Kevalá Bhakti" Discourses on Tantra Volume Two