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... Vrndāvana as described in the Bhāgavata Purāņa . Stories about the coming of Caitanya suggest that Krşņa assumed an incarnation in Navadvip at the behest of several upright religious men of the town , who were disconcerted by the arid ...
... Vrndāvana as described in the Bhāgavata Purāņa . Stories about the coming of Caitanya suggest that Krşņa assumed an incarnation in Navadvip at the behest of several upright religious men of the town , who were disconcerted by the arid ...
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... Vrndāvana to work on his behalf . Their organizing efforts directed both to systematizing the personal spiritual inspiration of Caitanya and to creating the functional structure of the cult - brought about the institutionalization of ...
... Vrndāvana to work on his behalf . Their organizing efforts directed both to systematizing the personal spiritual inspiration of Caitanya and to creating the functional structure of the cult - brought about the institutionalization of ...
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... Vrndāvana . As Gopeśvara Mahādeva is the kşetra - pāla ( lord of the place ) of Vrndāvana , so is Buda - Śiva the fatherly king of Navadvip . There are another five temples to Śiva in Navadvip , but these are much less frequently ...
... Vrndāvana . As Gopeśvara Mahādeva is the kşetra - pāla ( lord of the place ) of Vrndāvana , so is Buda - Śiva the fatherly king of Navadvip . There are another five temples to Śiva in Navadvip , but these are much less frequently ...
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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