Devotional Friendship [Sakhya]: Its Implication and Ramification Vis-à-vis Bengal Vaisnavism

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Item Code: IDE932
Publisher: Sarvodaya Ilakkiya Pannai, Madurai
Author: Dr. Maya Chattopadhyay
Language: English
Edition: 2002
Pages: 174
Cover: Hardcover
Other Details 8.6" X 5.6"
Weight 300 gm
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CONTENTS

Abbreviationsvii
Chapter One: Introduction1
Notes9
Chapter Two: Devotional Friendship (Sakhya Bhakti) and God10
I.Bhagavat (God) and Jiva, the Individual soul10
II.Krsna the embodiment of Bliss, Beauty and Love15
III.Devotional love and friendship: the way and the goal18
IV.Vraja sakhya: friendship in Vraja23
Notes26
Chapter Three: Bhakti as rasa and its classifications:29
I.The Aesthetics of bhakti and the Caitanya tradition29
II.Rasa, bhakti and classical poetics38
A. The concept of rasa38
B. Bhakti and the classical aestheticians47
III.Bhakti rasa48
IV.Summary56
Diagram I59
Notes60
Chapter Four: Sakhya Bhakti in the field of aesthetic enjoyment:77
I.Preyan and classical poetics77
II.Preyan or Maitrimaya rasa, the sentiment of devotional friendship:83
A. Vibhavas, the determinants84
B. Anubhavas, the ensuants96
C. The Satvika bhavas98
D. Vyabhicari bhavas, the auxiliary feelings100
E. The sthayibhava, the permanent dominant emotion101
III.Classification of preyan or maitrimava rasa106
Diagram 2109
Diagram 3109
Notes110
Chapter Five: Friendship in bhakti rasas other than preyan:117
I.Friendship in the secondary bhakti rasas117
II.The relationship of preyan with other rasas:121
A. Preyan as a permanent rasa122
B. Preyan as an auxiliary rasa123
III.Friendship and rasabhasa, the apparant sentiment123
IV.Friends and friendship in madhura, the rasa of devotional romantic love127
A. The male friends as the assistants128
B. The female friends (sakhis), sakhibhava and the kantas131
C. Friendship as the enhancing excitant136
Notes138
Chapter Six: Conclusion140
Notes146
Bibliography147
Glossary156
Index158

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