The Bhakti Bible: An Anthology of Indian Mystical Love Poetry

THE BHAKTI BIBLE An Anthology of Indian Mystical Love Poetry Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Bhakti is the love felt by the worshipper towards the personal God. While bhakti as designating a religious path is already a central concept in the Bhagavad Gita, it rises to importance in the medieval history of Hinduism, where the Bhakti Movement saw a rapid growth of bhakti beginning in Southern India with the Vaisnava Alvars (6th-9th century) and Saiva Nayanars (5th-10th century), who spr...