But a question, how do we bridge that to the gods and the practices of modern Hinduism? As we've talked about in other videos on Hindu deities, most Hindus today view themselves as devotees of Shiva or devotees of Vishnu. And even though Vishnu is mentioned in the Vedas, he is by no means the focus. Modern Hindu practice is really focused on devotion to Shiva and or Vishnu or aspects of them or incarnations of them, for example, Rama or Krishna. So how did Hinduism evolve in this way? And the answer is the bhakti movement. And the word bhakti can be translated as devotion or devotional love.