The Vaishnava tradition’s beloved collection of devotional songs and poetry known as Gaudiya Kanthahara is primarily devoted to extolling the virtues of Lord Krishna and the practice of Bhakti (devotion). This anthology offers readers a tapestry of literary expressions of love and veneration for the Divine, serving as a musical and spiritually uplifting journey into the heart of devotion.
Keki Daruwalla Established Himself As A Name To Reckon With In Indian Poetry With The Publication Of His Very First Book, Under Orion (1970). With Nine Published Volumes So Far, Including The Keeper Of The Dead Which Won The Sahitya Akademi Award In 1984, And Landscapes, Which Won The Coveted Commonwealth Poetry Prize For Asia In 1987, He Is Today One Of India&Rsquo;S Foremost Poets. His Poetry, Characterized By A Trademark Vigour And Immediacy Of Language, A Razor-Sharp Tone And Subtle Imagery, Consistently Strikes An Ingenious Balance Between Image And Statement. With His Capacity To Blend A Larger-Than-Life Canvas With An Unfailing Eye For Detail, He Addresses A Remarkable Variety Of Themes In His Poems&Mdash;From The Epic Concerns Of Culture And History, Myth And Religion To The Quotidian Affairs Of Life And Death, Love And Passion. This Definitive Edition, Testimony To His Prodigious Output And Astonishing Breadth Of Vision, Brings Together Over Three Decades Of Keki Daruwalla&Rsquo;S Work And Also Includes A Whole New Section Of Poems Previously Unpublished.
A Summary Study of Sri Chaitanya-charitamrita Taking the role of His own devotee, Lord Sri Krishna appeared as Sri Krishna Chaitanya about five centuries ago in Bengal, India, and began a great social and spiritual revolution that has profoundly affected the lives of millions worldwide. His conversations with the great scholars, kings, and mystics of the day form the basis of Teachings of Lord Chaitanya.
Bhakti Sandarbha is the fifth Sandarbha of Jīva Gosvāmī. The first Sandarbha deals with pramāna, the Bhāgavatam. The second, third and fourth Sandarbhas deal with sambandha: defining the Lord in his aspects as Paramātmā, Bhagavān and Kṛṣṇa. The present Sandarbha deals with the abhideya (method), the sādhana of bhakti. This is the means to realize Kṛṣṇa. The same topic is covered in the second chapter of the Eastern Section of Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu of Rūpa Gosvāmī, but is expanded greatly. It discusses the spiritual nature of this process, the qualification of bhakti, the various actions of bhakti, vaidhi and rāgānuga types, mixed and pure forms of bhakti and various types of devotees.
This book offers a translation of the seven thousand verses of the second book of the medieval Hindu text, the Ganesa Purana, one of two Puranas dedicated to the important elephant-headed god. In this book the reader is given many narratives about Ganesas ascent to earth in order to kill demonic figures who threaten to overthrow the correct world order. In addition, these narratives contain myths about Ganesa's birth and family as well as some extended and quite humorous myths about ideal devotees of the god.The translation is preceded by a long introduction offering a geographical and historical context for the GanesaPurana. Following the translation are very extensive notes which bring our points of philological interest, but focus mainly on the literary structure of the text and the methods used to present the many myths and narratives in a coherent and fully integrated manner.
