TY - BOOK AU - Schweig, Graham M. TI - Dance of divine love: The rasa lila of krishna from the Bhagavata Purana,India's classic sacred love story SN - 9788120831407 U1 - 294.5512 PY - 2007/// CY - Delhi PB - M.B.P N1 - Introduction The Sacred Love Story A Drama of Love Sacred Love Stories India's Song of Songs Bhagavata as the Ultimate Scripture Sacred Context of the Rasa Llla Part I Poems from the Bhagavata Parana Dance of Divine Love: Rasa LIla Act One. Krishna Attracts the Gopis and Disappears Act Two. The GopIs Search for Krishna Act Three. The Song of the GopIs: GopI Gita Act Four. Krishna Reappears and Speaks of Love Act Five. The Rasa Dance Song of the Flute: Venu GIta Song of the Black Bee: Bhramara GIta Part II Textual Illuminations Chapter i Background of the Text Devotional Love as "Rasa" Ancient Sources of Devotional Love Devotional Love as the Path to God Forms of the Deity Vishnu Chapter 2 Aspects of the Story Framing Passages of the Rasa Llla Poetic and Dramatic Dimensions Krishna: Lord of Love and Beauty Vraja: Pastoral Paradise Yogamaya: Potency for Intimacy The GopIs: Beloveds of Krishna The Special GopT: Radha Chapter 3 Messages of the Text Devotional Yoga Transcends Death Ethical Boundaries and Boundless Love The Vision of Devotional Love Symbolism in the Rasa Lila Part III Notes and Comments Introduction Part IV The Sanskrit Text Introduction ER -