bhakti

[ buhk-tee ]

noun

, Hinduism.

1. selfless devotion as a means of reaching Brahman. Compare jnana, karma ( def 1 ).
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.

From New York Times

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

From Reuters

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.

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From Washington Post

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

From New York Times