Bhakti

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Bhakti refers to religious devotion in the form of active involvement of a devotee in worship of the divine.

Bhakti is defined as—[1]

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 "Yoga, Tantra, and Kevalá Bhakti" Discourses on Tantra Volume Two