noun. A path to achieving salvation through loving devotion to a particular deity, open to all persons irrespective of sex or caste.

noun. devotion to God

noun. (Hinduism) loving devotion to a deity leading to salvation and nirvana; open to all persons independent of caste or sex

"He stands in Indian literary history at the center of an enduring religious and philosophical movement called bhakti , which stresses transcendent spiritual devotion without distracting rituals and doctrine."