Category: PhilosophyPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common
ଭକ୍ତି
/bhakti/Roman
English meaning: Devotion
Odia Definition
(ଓଡ଼ିଆ)ଭକ୍ତି ଈଶ୍ୱଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି ଅନ୍ତରର ଭଲ ପାଇବା ଯাহা ମୁକ୍ତির ମାର୍ଗ। ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଭକ୍ତି ଆନ୍ଦୋଳନ ପଞ୍ଚସଖା ସନ୍ତଙ୍କ ଦ୍ୱାରା ମହୀୟାନ।
English Definition
Loving devotion to God as the primary path to spiritual liberation. The Bhakti movement influenced Odia culture deeply through the Panchasakha saints (Balaram Das, Jaganath Das, Achyutananda Das) who composed devotional literature in Odia.
Example
“ଭକ୍ତି ଓ ଜ୍ଞାନ ଆଧ୍ୟାତ୍ମ ଜୀବନର ଦୁଇ ସ୍ତମ୍ଭ।”
In English: “Devotion and knowledge are two pillars of spiritual life.”
Synonyms
- ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା
Literary Heritage
“ଜୀବନ ଏକ ଯାତ୍ରା, ସତ୍ୟ ତାର ଲକ୍ଷ୍ୟ।”
/jībana eka yātrā, satya tāra lakṣya./
“Life is a journey; truth is its destination.”
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- Language
- ଓଡ଼ିଆ
- Odia
- Script
- Odia
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
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