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/åtmā/ nf. soul countable noun. A person’s soul is the spiritual part of them which some people believe continues existing after their body is dead.

The atma is conscious of its body. The atma is the size of an atom. The atma has two types of knowledge. The first type is the ability to know itself. It also has the knowledge to be aware of every little thing that happens to the body.

How did the Bhakti Movement start? Bhakti Movement started from South India, by Alvaras and Nayanars. Alvaras are the devotees of Lord Vishnu and Nayanars are devotees of Lord Shiva.

Bhakti is mentioned in the Shvetashvatara Upanishad where it simply means participation, devotion and love for any endeavor. Bhakti yoga as one of three spiritual paths for salvation is discussed in depth by the Bhagavad Gita. The personal god varies with the devotee.

63The Nayanars (or Nayanmars; Tamil: நாயன்மார், romanized: Nāyaṉmār, lit. ‘hounds of Siva’, and later ‘teachers of Shiva ) were a group of 63 poet-saints living in Tamil Nadu during the 3rd to 8th centuries CE who were devoted to the Hindu god Shiva.

12 AlwarsAlvars Details There are 12 Alwars in Number, among them Sri Andal is only a woman. Here is the details of each Alwar and the contribution to spread Vishnavism. Mudhal Alwars are the group of Poigal Alwar, Bhoodath Alwar and Pei Alwar, there three belonged to same period.

The Bhakti movement refers to the theistic devotional trend that emerged in medieval India. Sufism may be best described as a practice of asceticism, which through belief and practice helps believers attain nearness to God.

Most of the Alvars were not born into the brahmin community. Thiruppana Alvar was from the Panar community. Kulasekara Alvar was a Kshatriya, a Chera king.

Bhakti movement was a revolution started by the Hindu saints to bring religious reforms by adopting the method of devotion to achieve salvation. This movement resulted in various rites by practising rituals of devotion among the Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs in the Indian subcontinent.

Only overwhelming love for and devotion to God takes centre stage in the bhakta’s entire consciousness. The sole purpose of life now becomes God, and this makes his thought, word and deed an offering to Him.