bhakti

[buhk-tee]

noun

Hinduism.

1. selfless devotion as a means of reaching Brahman.

2. (initial capital letter),  a popular religious movement centered around the personal worship of gods, especially Vishnu and Shiva.

bhakti

/ ˈbʌktɪ /

noun

1. Hinduism loving devotion to God leading to nirvana

Word History and Origins

Origin of bhakti¹

1825–35; < Sanskrit: devotion

Word History and Origins

Origin of bhakti¹

from Sanskrit: portion, from bhajati he allocates

Example Sentences

The mood is described as one of bhakti, or devotion.

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“Do we get the right to kill a human being in the name of cow? Is this ‘gau bhakti’?

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The festival combines music, yoga, workshops, lectures and a marketplace of "conscious living" vendors who represent yoga systems such as asana, raja, bhakti, jnana and karma.

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For almost 40 years, the society has offered patrons daily prayer sessions based in Vaishnava Hinduism, which emphasizes bhakti devotion, an active involvement of devotees in worship through practices such as yoga and chanting.

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From the perspective of the Bhagavad-Gita, the spiritual path as I have described here is known as karma yoga and bhakti yoga.”

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