Concept

Nirguna

निर्गुण

nirguṇa

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Definition

"Without attributes" — the Divine as formless, imageless reality beyond every name and shape. Nirguna bhakti is the devotion of Sant poets like Kabir and Ravidas, whose songs address a Beloved who cannot be pictured, only sung to.

Pronunciation

nir-GOO-nah

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