bhakti-marga

noun

bhak·​ti-mar·​ga

¦bək-tē-¦mär-gə

Hinduism

: approach to salvation by way of ardent devotion to a deity compare karma-marga

Word History

Etymology

Sanskrit bhaktimārga, from bhakti + mārga path, from mṛga deer, gazelle

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