The Loves of Krishna in Indian Painting and Poetry by W. G. Archer
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[Footnote 6: _Mahabharata, Adi Parva_, Section 224 (Roy, I, 615-16).]
[Footnote 7: C. Isherwood and S. Prabhavananda, _The Song of God, Bhagavad-Gita_, 86-7.] [Footnote 8: Plate 2.] [Footnote 9: Note 5.] [Footnote 10: Note 6.] III THE _BHAGAVATA PURANA_: THE COWHERD (i) Birth and Early Adventures The _Bhagavata Purana_ is couched in the form of a dialogue between a sage and a king. The king is the successor of the Pandavas but is doomed to die within a week for having by accident insulted a holy ascetic. To ensure his salvation, he spends the week listening to the _Bhagavata Purana_ and concentrating his mind on Krishna whom he declares to be his helper.[11] Book Ten begins by describing the particular situation which leads to |
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