Kevalabhakti, Kevalābhakti, Kevala-bhakti: 1 definition
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Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Source: Pure Bhakti: Bhagavad-gita (4th edition)Kevalābhakti (केवलाभक्ति) refers to “exclusive devotion in which one has no attachment to anyone but Bhagavān”. (cf. Glossary page from Śrīmad-Bhagavad-Gītā).
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
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Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 4.4.14 < [Chapter 4 - The Story of the Kauśalā Women]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 3.4.242 < [Chapter 4 - Descriptions of Śrī Acyutānanda’s Pastimes and the Worship of Śrī Mādhavendra]
Verse 1.11.64 < [Chapter 11 - Meeting with Śrī Īśvara Purī]
Srila Gurudeva (The Supreme Treasure) (by Swami Bhaktivedanta Madhava Maharaja)