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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]].<ref name="Bhakti and Krpá">{{cite book|title=Ananda Marga Philosophy in a Nutshell Part 4|author=Shrii Shrii Anandamurti|chapter=Bhakti and Krpá}}</ref> | |||
<poem>Bhaktir Bhagavato sevá bhaktih prema svarúpinii; | == Definition == | ||
Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar told— The word Bhakti (devotion) means worshiping. He also told that Bhakti signifies longing for the Supreme.<ref name=Bhaktitattva>{{cite book|title=Ananda Marga Ideology and Way of Life in a Nutshell Part 2|author=Shrii Shrii Anandamurti|chapter=Bhaktitattva}}</ref> | |||
He defined—<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> | |||
<center><poem>Bhaktir Bhagavato sevá bhaktih prema svarúpinii; | |||
Bhaktiránanda rupá ca bhakti bhaktasya jiivanam.</poem> | 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> | ||
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