Krishna: A Sourcebook: A Sourcebook

In the West Krishna is primarily known as the speaker of the Bhagavad Gita. But it is the stories of Krishna's childhood and his later exploits that have provided some of the most important and widespread sources of religious narrative in the Hindu religious landscape. This volume brings together new translations of representative samples of Krishna religious literature from a variety of genres — classical, popular, regional, sectarian, poetic, literary, and philosophical. Edwin Bryant Brings Together New Translations Of Representative Samples Of Krishna Religious Literature From A Variety Of Genres - Classical, Popular, Sectarian, Poetic, Literary, And Philosophical. Krishna In The Mahabharata: The Death Of Karna / Alf Hiltebeitel -- Krishna In The Bhagavad-gita / Robert N. Minor -- Harivamsa: The Dynasty Of Krishna / Ekkehard Lorenz -- Krishna In The Tenth Book Of The Bhagavata Purana / Edwin F. Bryant -- Orissa: Shri Krishna Jagannath: The Mushali-parva From Sarala's Mahabharata / Bijoy M. Misra -- Assam: Shankaradeva's Parijata Harana Nata / William L. Smith -- Tamil Nadu: Weaving Garlands In Tamil: The Poetry Of The Alvars / Vasudha Narayanan -- Maharashtra: Games With God: Sakhya-bhakti In Marathi Sant Poetry / Vidyut Aklujkar -- Braj: Fishing In Sur's Ocean / John Stratton Hawley -- Rajasthan: Mirabai And Her Poetry / Nancy M. Martin -- Gujarat: Krishna-lila In The Songs Of Narasinha Mehta / Neelima Shukla-bhatt -- Sanskrit From Tamil Nadu: At Play In The Forests Of The Lord: The Gopalavimshati Of Vedantadeshika / Steven P. Hopkins -- Krishna In Advaita Vedanta: The Supreme Brahman In Human Form / Lance E. Nelson -- Ramanuja And The Meaning Of Krishna's Descent And Embodiment On This Earth / Francis X. Clooney, S.j. -- Madhva Vedanta And Krishna / Deepak Sharma -- The Six Sandarbhas Of Jiva Gosvami / Satyanarayana Dasa -- A Selection From The Bhaktirasamritasindhu Of Rupa Gosvamin: The Foundational Emotions (sthayi-bhavas) / David Haberman -- The Divine Feminine In The Theology Of Krishna / Graham M. Schweig -- Kumbhandas: The Devotee As Salt Of The Earth / Richard Barz -- The Bade Shikshapatra: A Vallabhite Guide To The Worship Of Krishna's Divine Images / Paul Arney -- Vaishnava Pilgrimage: Select Puranic Texts / Paul H. Sherbow -- Chaitanya Vaishnavism And The Holy Names / Neal Delmonico. Edited By Edwin F. Bryant. Includes Bibliographical References. Contents......Page 6 Contributors......Page 10 Introduction......Page 18 PART I: Classical Source Material......Page 36 1. Krishna in the Mahabharata: The Death of Karna......Page 38 2. Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita......Page 92 3. The Harivamsa: The Dynasty of Krishna......Page 110 4. Krishna in the Tenth Book of the Bhagavata Purana......Page 126 PART II: Regional Literary Expressions......Page 152 5. Orissa: Shri Krishna Jagannatha: The Mushali-parva from Sarala’s Mahabharata......Page 154 6. Assam: Shankaradeva’s Parijata Harana Nata......Page 178 7. Tamil Nadu: Weaving Garlands in Tamil: The Poetry of the Alvars......Page 202 8. Maharashtra: Games with God: Sakhya-bhakti in Marathi Sant Poetry......Page 220 9. Braj: Fishing in Sur’s Ocean......Page 238 10. Rajasthan: Mirabai and Her Poetry......Page 256 11. Gujarat: Govinda’s Glory: Krishna-Lila in the songs of Narasinha Mehta......Page 270 12. Sanskrit from Tamil Nadu: At Play in the Forests of the Lord: The Gopalavimshati of Vedantadeshika......Page 300 PART III: Philosophy and Theology......Page 322 13. Krishna in Advaita Vedanta: The Supreme Brahman in Human Form......Page 324 14. Ramanuja and the Meaning of Krishna’s Descent and Embodiment on This Earth......Page 344 15. Madhva Vedanta and Krishna......Page 372 16. The Six Sandarbhas of Jiva Gosvami......Page 388 17. A Selection from the Bhaktirasamritasindhu of Rupa Gosvamin: The Foundational Emotions (Sthayi-bhavas)......Page 424 18. The Divine Feminine in the Theology of Krishna......Page 456 PART IV: Hagiography and Praxis......Page 490 19. Kumbhandas: The Devotee as Salt of the Earth......Page 492 20. The Bade Shikshapatra: A Vallabhite Guide to the Worship of Krishna’s Divine Images......Page 520 21. Vaishnava Pilgrimage: Select Puranic Texts......Page 552 22. Chaitanya Vaishnavism and the Holy Names......Page 564 Contributors: Vidyut Aklujkar, Paul Arney, Richard Barz, Neelima Shukla Bhatt, Edwin F. Bryant, Francis X. Clooney, S.J., Satyanarayana Dasa, Neal Delmonico, David Haberman, John Stratton Hawley, Alf Hiltebeitel, Steven P. Hopkins, Ekkhard Lorenz, Nancy Martin, Robert N. Minor, Bijoy M. Misra, Vasudha Narayanan, Lance E. Nelson, Graham Schweig, Deepak Sharma, Paul Sherbow, William L. Smith