bhakti shabd ki vyutpatti 'bhaj' dhatu se huee hai, jisaka arth 'seva karana' ya 'bhajana' hai, arthat shraddha aur premapoorvak isht devata ke prati asakti.
- bharatiy dharmik sahity mean bhakti ka uday vaidik kal se hi dikhaee p data hai. devoan ke roopadarshan, unaki stuti ke gayan, unake sahachary ke lie utsukata, unake prati samarpan adi mean anand ka anubhav ye sabhi upadan vedoan mean yatr-tatr bikhare p de haian.
- naradabhaktisootr mean bhakti ko param premaroop aur amritasvaroop kaha gaya hai.
- vyas ne pooja mean anurag ko bhakti kaha hai.
- garg ke anusar katha shravan mean anurakti hi bhakti hai.
- rrigved ke vishnusookt aur varunasookt mean bhakti ke mool tattv prachur matra mean vidyaman haian.