Author: Sullivan
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004644512
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
Authorship of the great Sanskrit language epic poem of India, the Mahābhārata, is attributed to the sage Kṛsṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsa. This study focuses on the depiction of Vyāsa in the Mahābhārata, where he is an important character in the tale he is credited with composing. Other scholars have interpreted Vyāsa as an incarnation of Nārāyana Visṇu. This study, however, demonstrates that he is so depicted only very rarely in the epic, and that elsewhere the Mahābhārata portrays Vyāsa as corresponding meaningfully with Brahmā. Vyāsa is, in fact, the earthly counterpart to Brahmā in the Mahābhārata, as Kṛsṇa is of Visṇu, etc. The interpretation of Vyāsa is enriched by the different perspectives provided by other literature, including dramas, Jātaka tales, Arthasāstra, and Purāṇas.
Kṛsṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsa and the Mahābhārata
Author: Sullivan
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004644512
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
Authorship of the great Sanskrit language epic poem of India, the Mahābhārata, is attributed to the sage Kṛsṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsa. This study focuses on the depiction of Vyāsa in the Mahābhārata, where he is an important character in the tale he is credited with composing. Other scholars have interpreted Vyāsa as an incarnation of Nārāyana Visṇu. This study, however, demonstrates that he is so depicted only very rarely in the epic, and that elsewhere the Mahābhārata portrays Vyāsa as corresponding meaningfully with Brahmā. Vyāsa is, in fact, the earthly counterpart to Brahmā in the Mahābhārata, as Kṛsṇa is of Visṇu, etc. The interpretation of Vyāsa is enriched by the different perspectives provided by other literature, including dramas, Jātaka tales, Arthasāstra, and Purāṇas.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004644512
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
Authorship of the great Sanskrit language epic poem of India, the Mahābhārata, is attributed to the sage Kṛsṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsa. This study focuses on the depiction of Vyāsa in the Mahābhārata, where he is an important character in the tale he is credited with composing. Other scholars have interpreted Vyāsa as an incarnation of Nārāyana Visṇu. This study, however, demonstrates that he is so depicted only very rarely in the epic, and that elsewhere the Mahābhārata portrays Vyāsa as corresponding meaningfully with Brahmā. Vyāsa is, in fact, the earthly counterpart to Brahmā in the Mahābhārata, as Kṛsṇa is of Visṇu, etc. The interpretation of Vyāsa is enriched by the different perspectives provided by other literature, including dramas, Jātaka tales, Arthasāstra, and Purāṇas.
Ancient Culture of India
Author: Harendra Dayal (Thakur)
Publisher: Delhi : Sundeep Prakashan
ISBN:
Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Publisher: Delhi : Sundeep Prakashan
ISBN:
Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Modern Evaluation of the Mahābhārata
Author: Satya Pal Narang
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
The Holy Vedas
The History & Literature of the Gaudiya Vaishnavas and Their Relation to Other Medieval Vaishnava Schools
Author: Sambidānanda Dās
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chaitanya (Sect)
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chaitanya (Sect)
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Mrcchakatika
Author: Śūdraka
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sanskrit drama
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Drama, on the love of Carudatta, an impoverished merchant, for Vasantasena, a hetaera.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sanskrit drama
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Drama, on the love of Carudatta, an impoverished merchant, for Vasantasena, a hetaera.
The Origin and Development of Early Indian Contemplative Practices
Author: Edward Fitzpatrick Crangle
Publisher: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
ISBN: 9783447034791
Category : Buddhism
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Publisher: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
ISBN: 9783447034791
Category : Buddhism
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Ancient Accounts of India and China
Author: Abū Zayd Ḥasan ibn Yazīd Sīrāfī
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
Sita
Author: Devdutt Pattanaik
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 9351183254
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
It is significant that the only character in Hindu mythology, a king at that, to be given the title of ekam-patni-vrata, devoted to a single wife, is associated with the most unjust act of abandoning her in the forest to protect family reputation. This seems a deliberate souring of the narrative, made even more complex by Ram’s refusal to remarry despite the pressure on royalty to produce an heir. The intention seems to be to provoke thought on notions of fidelity, property and self-image. And so mythologist and illustrator Devdutt Pattanaik narrates the Ramayan, drawing attention to the many oral, visual and written retellings composed in different times by different poets, each one trying to solve the puzzle in their own unique way. This book approaches Ram by speculating on Sita—her childhood with her father, Janak, who hosted sages mentioned in the Upanishads; her stay in the forest with her husband who had to be a celibate ascetic while she was in the prime of her youth; her interactions with the women of Lanka, recipes she exchanged, emotions they shared; her connection with the earth, her mother; her role as the Goddess, the untamed Kali as well as the demure Gauri, in transforming the stoic prince of Ayodhya into God.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 9351183254
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
It is significant that the only character in Hindu mythology, a king at that, to be given the title of ekam-patni-vrata, devoted to a single wife, is associated with the most unjust act of abandoning her in the forest to protect family reputation. This seems a deliberate souring of the narrative, made even more complex by Ram’s refusal to remarry despite the pressure on royalty to produce an heir. The intention seems to be to provoke thought on notions of fidelity, property and self-image. And so mythologist and illustrator Devdutt Pattanaik narrates the Ramayan, drawing attention to the many oral, visual and written retellings composed in different times by different poets, each one trying to solve the puzzle in their own unique way. This book approaches Ram by speculating on Sita—her childhood with her father, Janak, who hosted sages mentioned in the Upanishads; her stay in the forest with her husband who had to be a celibate ascetic while she was in the prime of her youth; her interactions with the women of Lanka, recipes she exchanged, emotions they shared; her connection with the earth, her mother; her role as the Goddess, the untamed Kali as well as the demure Gauri, in transforming the stoic prince of Ayodhya into God.
Hindu Saṁskāras
Author: Rajbali Pandey
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
ISBN: 9788120803961
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
The Hindu Samskaras give expression to aspirations and ideals of the Hindus. They aim at securing the welfare of the performer and developing his personality.
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
ISBN: 9788120803961
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
The Hindu Samskaras give expression to aspirations and ideals of the Hindus. They aim at securing the welfare of the performer and developing his personality.