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The theological use of the word can be found early, about two thousand years before the Nimbarka or Chaitanya schools of bhakti, in 2.7.1 of the Taittiriya Upanishad: "Truly, the Lord is rasa" (raso vai sah) This statement expresses the view that God is the one who enjoys the ultimate rasa, or spiritual rapture and emotions.
Vaishnavism, Shaivism, and Shaktism worship the Hindu deities Vishnu, Shiva, and Devi as the Supreme God respectively, or consider all Hindu deities as aspects of the same, Supreme Reality or the eternal and formless metaphysical Absolute, called Brahman in Hinduism, or, translated from Sanskrit terminology, Svayaṁ-Bhāgavan ("God Itself").
In the Vedic period, Prithvi was revered as both the literal earth and a divine being embodying stability, fertility, and the nourishing foundation of all life. As Hindu traditions evolved, Prithvi came to be more commonly known as Bhumi or Bhudevi, meaning "the goddess who is the earth."
Verse 158 – God, cause of the regions of the universe etc., whose body consists of five elements, kindled by delusion “I am (this) All” thus has become Viraja. Verse 159 – Earlier than this (Viraja) is Sutram, for, if this one exists, (then also) Viraja (exists). (This is so) on account of another sruti and according to the indirect ...
Brahman of Dvaita is a concept similar to God in major world religions. [18] Dvaita holds that the individual Self is dependent on God, but distinct. [18] Dvaita philosophy argues against the concept of a shared existence between Brahman and finite beings.
The Hindu philosopher Madhvacharya held that grace was not a gift from God, but rather must be earned. [ 4 ] As Krishna says to Arjuna in the final chapter of the Bhagavad Gita , Verse 18.66 , "Setting aside all meritorious deeds ( Dharma ), just surrender completely to My will (with firm faith and loving contemplation).
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The term bhakti, in Vedic Sanskrit literature, has a general meaning of "mutual attachment, devotion, fondness for, devotion to" such as in human relationships, most often between beloved-lover, friend-friend, king-subject, parent-child. [13]