Divine Love as Bhakti:Studying Narad Bhakti Sutra in reference to the poems of Brahmanand
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Bhakti, Narad Bhakti Sutra, Brahmanand, Divine Love, Nirgun, Sagun.Abstract
Bhakti has remained integral to India since ancient times that was nurtured by the creation of several texts. The language used in the narration of these texts was largely Sanskrit, a language that could only be comprehended by literates. Countering it, there arose a movement in sixth century and continued until the seventeenth century that witnessed emergence of several poets who molded complex notions of bhakti in vernaculars. Based on their way of perceiving God, scholars classified them into two broad categories. These poets moved beyond the common notion of perceiving bhakti as the adoration of a personal God. Some scholars equated bhakti with love while others associated it to personal relationship with god. This love found its way in multimodal relationships that a poet had with the Divine.
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