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Page 57
... Krsna alone . The deities besides Śrī Kṛṣņa are only demi - gods who are derived from him : None knows from whence I came - not the gods ' celestial host nor yet the mighty seers ; for I am the beginning of the gods [ themselves ] as of ...
... Krsna alone . The deities besides Śrī Kṛṣņa are only demi - gods who are derived from him : None knows from whence I came - not the gods ' celestial host nor yet the mighty seers ; for I am the beginning of the gods [ themselves ] as of ...
Page 68
... Krsna is the Supreme personality of the god - head . In the mythology of this deity , especially in the Bhagavata Purāņa which is much revered by Vaisnavas , the līlās of Krşņa are enumerated and described . The Gaudīya Vaisnavas ...
... Krsna is the Supreme personality of the god - head . In the mythology of this deity , especially in the Bhagavata Purāņa which is much revered by Vaisnavas , the līlās of Krşņa are enumerated and described . The Gaudīya Vaisnavas ...
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... Kṛṣņa is eternally present at those locations . The intimate relationship which the bhakta seeks to initiate with Śrī Kṛṣņa is cast in the mould of the relationships which the mythology celebrates as having taken place between Krsna and ...
... Kṛṣņa is eternally present at those locations . The intimate relationship which the bhakta seeks to initiate with Śrī Kṛṣņa is cast in the mould of the relationships which the mythology celebrates as having taken place between Krsna and ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Pilgrimage Tradition in West Bengal | 12 |
The Philosophical Roots of the Pilgrimage Tradition in West Bengal | 46 |
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