The divine player: (a study of Krsna līlā) |
Contents
Chapter | 1 |
B Māyā | 10 |
The Great Goddess and the Play of Grace | 19 |
Divine Madness | 27 |
F The Heavenly Sporting Ground | 38 |
G Combat as Play | 49 |
KRSNAS LILA 56121 | 56 |
PLAY AS AN EXPRESSION OF MANS | 122 |
B Play as a Technique of Releasethe Other | 143 |
Becoming Kṛṣṇas Lover | 153 |
Kirtan and Holi | 176 |
E Bhakti an Ovation of Bliss | 190 |
PLAY IN NONHINDU TRADITIONS 253277 | 253 |
CONCLUSION 278281 | 278 |
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¹Ibid 2Ibid 3Ibid 4Ibid actor amusement appeared aspect asuras avatāras beauty become behave Bengal Vaiṣṇava Bhāgavata Bhāgavata-purāṇa bhakti bhāva bliss body Brahma Caitanya Caitanya-caritămṛta Calcutta called celebration child companions cosmic cowherd created creation cult cultic activity dance delight demon described Devi devotees divine drama ecstasy emotion eternal example expression eyes festival flute frenzy Goddess gods gopis Gospel of Ramakrishna Gosvāmin Harivamsa heavenly Hindu Hindu Iconography Hinduism Holi Huizinga Ibid imitating Indian Indra intoxicated Jiva Kālī Kāma Kathakali Kavirāja Khaṇḍa kirtan Krishna Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa's flute Kṛṣṇadāsa laughing lilā Lord lover Mahābhārata man's māyā means mood Mother nature Navadvip ordinary participate play and cult playful poem Radha rāgānugā Rāma Rāmakṛṣṇa rasa relationship religion religious revel Rūpa sacred saints Sanskrit says sect singing Śiva song sphere spontaneous sporting ground theme thou tradition trans transcendent Translated universe Vaisnava Vidyapati vis-à-vis Visņu Vṛndāvana worship