The Love of Krishna; The Krsnakarnamrta of Lilasuka Bilvamangala

Wilson, Frances, ed.

ISBN 10: 0812276558 / ISBN 13: 9780812276558

Published by Univ. of Pennsylvania Press, 1975

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Haney Foundation Series #14. Black cl. w. gilt lettering on bkstrip. Intro. Charts. Viii, 463pp. incl. MSS text & transl. Append., bibliogr., indexes. Seller Inventory # 000203

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Title: The Love of Krishna; The Krsnakarnamrta of ...

Publisher: Univ. of Pennsylvania Press

Publication Date: 1975

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

This is the first critical edition in transcription with facing English translation of a medieval Sanskrit text that is known in most parts of India, especially in Bengal. The Krsnakarnamrta ("Nectar to the Ears of Krishna") is a devotional anthology of stanzas in praise of the youthful Krishna, "the dark blue boy," "Lord of Life," lover of the milkmaids in Indian legend, and an incarnation of the great God Vishnu. Of its importance there can be no doubt: for many devout Indians it is a Book of Common Prayer, whose short and ardent hymns to the Lord Krishna come frequently and familiarly to mind. Frances Wilson here provides a masterly English translation of this moving expression of religious adoration. Collating over seventy manuscripts, she has established an authoritative Sanskrit text, including its literary and critical history. In the full introduction, she discusses the legends that have arisen about its author, the mysterious Līlasuka Bilvamangala. Medieval Sanskrit studies have in the past been much neglected by European scholars. In breaking free of the classical traditions of Sanskrit philology, Wilson has produced a work that is of profound relevance to the study of Indian civilization today.

About the Author:

Frances Wilson is Professor Emeritus of South Asian Studies at the University of Wisconsin.