Skip to main content
NOSTOPSA Teacher's-First Yoga Cooperative
Sign up
Historical ParamparāHistorical tradition

Bhakti Yoga (Path of Devotion)

Bhakti Yoga

Bhakti Yoga is the path of loving devotion to a personal divine, systematised in texts such as the Bhagavad Gītā and the Nārada Bhakti Sūtra. Through remembrance, chanting, worship and surrender, the devotee transforms emotion into a means of liberation.

Origin: c. Gītā onward
Geographical roots: India
📜 Historical traditionA pre-modern tradition. Content reflects scholarly consensus; uncertain points are marked accordingly.Historically Documented

Historical development

Bhakti Yoga is the path of loving devotion to a personal divine, systematised in texts such as the Bhagavad Gītā and the Nārada Bhakti Sūtra. Through remembrance, chanting, worship and surrender, the devotee transforms emotion into a means of liberation.

Key scriptures (Śāstra)

Bhagavad GītāNārada Bhakti Sūtra

Core practices

Kīrtan / Bhajan

Modern transmission

It animates the kīrtan, satsaṅg and devotional practices offered by many NOSTOPS teachers.

NOSTOPS teachers in this tradition

No NOSTOPS teacher has declared this tradition yet. Teach in this tradition →

Teachers are matched from their self-declared tradition / style; a self-declared affiliation is never presented as a verified lineage.