Bhakti

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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

Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar told— The word Bhakti (devotion) means worshiping. He also told that Bhakti signifies longing for the Supreme.[2]

He defined—[3]

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 "Bhaktitattva" Ananda Marga Ideology and Way of Life in a Nutshell Part 2 
  3. ^ Shrii Shrii Anandamurti "Yoga, Tantra, and Kevalá Bhakti" Discourses on Tantra Volume Two