Dance of Divine Love India's Classic Sacred Love Story: the Rasa Lila of Krishna

Name: Dance of Divine Love India's Classic Sacred Love Story: the Rasa Lila of Krishna
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ISBN: 9780691114460

ISBN-10: 0691114463

ISBN-13: 9780691114460

Edition: 2005

Authors: Graham M. Schweig

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The heart of this book is a dramatic love poem, the Rasa Lila, which is the ultimate focal point of one of the most treasured Sanskrit texts of India, theBhagavata Purana. Judged a literary masterpiece by Indian and Western scholars alike, this work of poetic genius and soaring religious vision is one of the world's greatest sacred love stories and, as Graham Schweig clearly demonstrates, should be regarded as India's Song of Songs. The story presents the supreme deity as the youthful and amorous cowherd, Krishna, who joins his beloved maidens in an enchanting and celebratory "dance of divine love." Schweig introduces this work of exquisite poetry and profound theology to the Western world…

Book details

List price: $68.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 3/14/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 424
Size: 5.79" wide x 7.76" long x 1.42" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English



List of Figures and Tables


Foreword



Acknowledgments


Pronunciation


Abbreviations


Introduction The Sacred Love Story


A Drama of Love


Sacred Love Stories


India's Song of Songs


Bhagavata as the Ultimate Scripture


Sacred Context of the Rasa Lila



Poems from the Bhagavata Purana


Dance of Divine Love: Rasa Lila



Krishna Attracts the Gopis and Disappears



The Gopis Search for Krishna



The Song of the Gopis: Gopi Gita



Krishna Reappears and Speaks of Love



The Rasa Dance


Song of the Flute: Venu Gita


Song of the Black Bee: Bhramara Gita



Textual Illuminations



Background of the Text


Devotional Love as "Rasa"


Ancient Sources of Devotional Love


Devotional Love as the Path to God


Forms of the Deity Vishnu



Aspects of the Story


Framing Passages of the Rasa Lila


Poetic and Dramatic Dimensions


Krishna: Lord of Love and Beauty


Vraja: Pastoral Paradise


Yogamaya: Potency for Intimacy


The Gopis: Beloveds of Krishna


The Special Gopi: Radha



Messages of the Text


Devotional Yoga Transcends Death


Ethical Boundaries and Boundless Love


The Vision of Devotional Love


Symbolism in the Rasa Lila



Notes and Comments


Introduction


















The Sanskrit Text


Introduction


















Note on Translation



Poetic Meters in Sanskrit Text


Accent and Syllable Length: Emphasis and Rhythm in Sanskrit Verse


Sanskrit Meters Used in Rasa Lila Text


Storyline and Poetic Meter Analysis


Verse Numbering Variations and Actual Verse Count



Synoptic Analysis of the Rasa Lila


Glossary


Bibliography


Index