Bhagavad Gita · Mahabharata Codex

Bhakti

भक्ति · bhakti

devotion; loving trust in God

From a root meaning 'to share in'. Bhakti is love and trust directed to God, expressed in remembering, worship and offering whatever one does. Krishna says that a leaf, a flower, a fruit or water given with devotion is accepted, and that this path is open to everyone regardless of birth. In chapter 12 he calls it the easiest way.

Appears in

Bhagavad Gita 9.26 · Bhagavad Gita 9.34 · Bhagavad Gita 11.54 · Bhagavad Gita 12.2 · Bhagavad Gita 18.65