Devotion plays a very important role for people aspiring to follow the spiritual path. Among the four kinds of yoga traditions, Bhakti Yoga is associated with divine love. Great saints and gurus have acknowledged the power of Bhakti Yoga as the greatest pathway leading to spiritual enlightenment. It is the power of love and intense devotion towards the primordial energy or God that gives Bhakti Yoga the unique higher status than other yoga pathways.

What is Bhakti Yoga?
Bhakti leads to purification of the mind and heart and can be achieved by numerous mental as well as physical yoga practises. A bhakti yoga follower need not be an intellectual genius or a great scholar to become a bhakt (devotee). While people seek yoga practises for physical and mental strength, bhakti yoga gives them great courage in adverse situations. They develop compassionate feeling and focus on purifying their inner self with pure divine love.

The devotional connect with the divine
By tapping into the vast universal source of energy, a bhakti practitioner is filled with divine grace and mercy. He is protected from negative energies by the power of bhakti. All Bhakti yoga followers require intense practise sessions to tune their inner self to connect with the divine energy. The goal of every bhakti yoga follower is to unite with the ultimate divine power by the sweet surrender via devotional love.

Devotion towards God and unshakeable faith in Him are key features in Bhakti Yoga marg. The practitioner is expected to be more spiritual in nature and love all human beings as embodiments of divinity. Devotion can also be expressed by singing devotional songs, reading holy texts and repeating the name of God (mantra japa). This form of yoga appeals to all mankind, as it deals with our emotional balance by filling it with divine love and empathy towards all human beings.