The Sword and the Flute: Kālī and Kṛṣṇa, Dark Visions of the Terrible and the Sublime in Hindu MythologyAuthor explains Hindu spirituality by treating the dieties, Krishnaand Kali, as human experiences. |
Contents
CHAPTER I | 9 |
The Embodiment of Beauty and Grace | 23 |
The Call of Krsnas Flute | 32 |
The Divine Lover | 41 |
The Divine Player | 73 |
CHAPTER III | 81 |
Kāli in the Mahābhārata | 88 |
Kālis Regional Distribution | 96 |
Kāli and the Tantric Hero | 109 |
CONCLUSION | 151 |
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The Sword and the Flute: Kālī and Kṛṣṇa, Dark Visions of the Terrible and ... David R. Kinsley No preview available - 1977 |
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affirmed appearance aspects associated avatāra beauty Bhagavadgītā Bhāgavata-purāṇa bhakti bliss blood boon Brahmā Brahman Caitanya-caritāmṛta Calcutta called century A.D. child clear confronts context cowherd boy creation cremation ground dalliance dance dark death deities Delhi delight demon Devi-māhātmya devotion divine Durgā essential nature eternal expresses flute forest freedom frenzy Gītā goddess gods gopis Gosvāmin Harivamsa Hindu tradition Hindu vision Hinduism Indian interpretation intoxicated Jīva Kālī Kālī's Kamsa Kavirāja Krishna Krsna Krsna and Kālī Krsna's flute laughs līlā Lord lover Mahābhārata manifestations māyā Mother Motilal Banarsidass myth mythology Nirṛti particularly Pārvatī play playful poem popular prakṛti Purāṇa Rādhā Ramakrishna Ramprasad reality religion religious reveals Rūpa sadhaka Śaivite Śākta Śakti Sakti Cult sing Sircar Śiva songs spiritual spontaneity sport Śrī Surdas Tantra Tantric Tantrism terrible terrifying theme things Thou trans transcendent translated into Bengali truth tumultuous University of Calcutta Vaisnava Vedic Vidyapati Visnu Vṛndāvana wild worship