Krishna: The Beautiful Legend of God: Srimad Bhagavata Purana

by Edwin F. Bryant

Overview

The Purana is one of the two most important and popular Hindu texts, the other being the Ramayana. It is part of the popular tradition, rather than a literary classic like the Upanishads or the Gita. It tells the story of the god Krishna, the supreme godhead of the Hindus and worshipped by them for over two and a half millennia. The most popular stories about him occur in this, the 10th book, which is the climax of the epic. The stories relate to Krishna's childhood and adolescence in the forests of Vrindavan among the herdspeople, delightful tales which lie behind much of Hindu art, appearing in painting, temple sculpture, drama, dance and song.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780141913377
Publisher:	Penguin UK
Publication date:	12/04/2003
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	NOOK Book
Pages:	608
File size:	758 KB

About the Author

Edwin F Bryant is Lecturer on Indology, Department of Religion, Rutgers University and a specialist in Indic civilisations, religions and languages, Hinduism, and Comparative Religion.