The Origin Of The Young God

Author : Kālidāsa
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publishe
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Sanskrit poetry
ISBN : 8120807545

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The Origin of the Young God by Kālidāsa Pdf

The Kumarasambhava of Kalidasa probably composed about A.D. 400, is the greatest long poem in classical sanskrit. It is the love story of Siva and Parvati the God and the Goddess, who are viewed as lovers and as cosmic principles. The poem of their love is a paradigm of the inevitable union between male and female played out on the immense scale of supreme divinity. Beginning with a description of Himalaya and the birth of his daughter Parvati the poem proceeds in perfectly pitched sensuous detail through a presentation of the broader setting for the divine relationship ( a warrior child is needed to lead the army of the gods), the uneasy course of events between Siva and Parvati.

Author : Kalidasa
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2014-10-22
Category : Epic poetry, Sanskrit
ISBN : 0670086894

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Kumarasambhavam by Kalidasa Pdf

The greatest long poem in classical Sanskrit by the greatest poet of the language, Kumarasambhavam celebrates the love story of Siva and Parvati, whose passionate union results in the birth of their son, the young god Kumara. Beginning with a luminous description of the birth of Parvati, the poem proceeds in perfectly pitched sensuous detail through her courtship with Siva until the night of their wedding. It plays out their tale on the immense scale of supreme divinity, wherein the gods are viewed both as lovers and as cosmic principles. Composed in eight cantos, the verses of Kumarasambhavam continue to enchant readers centuries after they were first written. Hank Heifetz's sparkling translation brings to life the heady eroticism and sumptuous imagery of the original.

Author : Hank Heifetz
Publisher : Penguin Enterprise
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Epic poetry, Sanskrit
ISBN : 0143424076

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Kumarasambhavam by Hank Heifetz Pdf

Kumarasambhavam celebrates the love story of Siva and Parvati, whose passionate union results in the birth of their son, the young god Kumara. Beginning with a luminous description of the birth of Parvati, the poem proceeds in perfectly pitched sensuous detail through her courtship with Siva until the night of their wedding. It plays out their tale on the immense scale of supreme divinity, wherein the gods are viewed both as lovers and as cosmic principles. Composed in eight scintillating cantos, Kumarasambhavam continues to enchant readers centuries after it was first written. Hank Heifetz's sparkling translation brings to life the heady eroticism and sumptuous imagery of the original.

Author : Bernard C. Dietrich
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2016-07-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9783110840872

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The Origins of Greek Religion by Bernard C. Dietrich Pdf

Nilsson's seminal work on Minoan-Myceanaean religion had its second edition in 1950 prior to the decipherment of Linear B; yet he found much in the archaeological record of the Bronze Age which he associated with later Greek religion. In that respect his insights were vindicated by the reading of those tablets which bore the names of classical Greek divinities, though at tme time new conclusions were needed about Indo-European arrival in Greek lands. Dietrich, with Nilsson very much in mind, starts from the premises that beliefs and their associated rites are inherently conservative; that, even where populations change, they tend to do so gradually, creating fusions rather than wholesale disruptions in ritual practice. An understanding of classical Greek religion thus, necessarily, depends on appreciation of its forerunners in the Bronze Age; and they, in turn, on evidence from the better documented religions of the Middle East. Dietrich's four main chapters deal first with those eastern links; then with the old traditions of Minoan Crete; next with the interplay of pre-Greek Minoan and Greek Mycenaean cultures; and finally he attempts to bridge the commonly assumed divide between bronze age and archaic Greece. Appendixes deal with Minoan peak-sanctuaries, with Apollo at Delphi, and (sympathetically) with Nilsson's pervasive view that Greek mythology was first formulated in the Mycenaean age. In these areas a great deal more work has been done since 1974. Dietrich's thoroughly researched work was at once trend-setting and provocative. It is here made available for the first time in paperback; for it still contains much of importance for the student of Greek religion.

Author : Kalidasa
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2015-06-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789351187202

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Kumarasambhavam by Kalidasa Pdf

Kumarasambhavam celebrates the love story of Siva and Parvati, whose passionate union results in the birth of their son, the young god Kumara. Beginning with a luminous description of the birth of Parvati, the poem proceeds in perfectly pitched sensuous detail through her courtship with Siva until the night of their wedding. It plays out their tale on the immense scale of supreme divinity, wherein the gods are viewed both as lovers and as cosmic principles. Composed in eight scintillating cantos, Kumarasambhavam continues to enchant readers centuries after it was first written. Hank Heifetz's sparkling translation brings to life the heady eroticism and sumptuous imagery of the original.

Author : Aparna Bhargava Dharwadker
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2018-10-16
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780199095445

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A Poetics of Modernity by Aparna Bhargava Dharwadker Pdf

The urban theatre which emerged under Anglo-European and local influences in colonial metropolises such as Calcutta and Bombay around the mid-nineteenth century marked the beginning of the ‘modern period’ in Indian theatre, distinct from classical, postclassical, and more proximate precolonial traditions. A Poetics of Modernity offers a unique selection of original, theoretically significant writings on theatre by playwrights, directors, actors, designers, activists, and policy–makers, to explore the full range of discursive positions that make these urban practitioners ‘modern’. The source-texts represent nine languages, including English, and about one-third of them have been translated into English for the first time; the volume thus retrieves a multilingual archive that so far had remained scattered in print and manuscript sources around the country. A comprehensive introduction by Dharwadker argues for historically precise definitions of theatrical modernity, outlines some of its constitutive features, and connects it to the foundational theoretical principles of urban theatre practice in modern India.

Author : Steven Paul Hopkins
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2002-04-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0198029306

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Singing the Body of God by Steven Paul Hopkins Pdf

This is the first full-length study of the devotional poetry and poetics of the fourteenth-century poet-philosopher Vedantadesika, one of the most outstanding and influential figures in the Hindu tradition of Sri-Vaishnavism (the cult of Lord Vishnu). Despite their intrinsic beauty and theological importance, the poetry and philosophy of Vedantadesika have received very little scholarly attention. But for the millions who belong to the Vaishnava tradition, those poems are not just classical literature; they are committed to memory, recited, sung, and enacted in ritual both in India and throughout the Hindu diaspora. Steven Hopkins here offers a comparative study of the Sanskrit, Prakrit, and Tamil poems composed by Vedantadesika in praise of important Vaishnava shrines and their icons--poems that are considered to be the apogee of South Indian devotional literature.

Author : Catherine Benton
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2006-06-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0791465667

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God of Desire by Catherine Benton Pdf

Presents Kamadeva, the Hindu god of desire, in tales, art, and ritual. Also covers Kamadeva's appearance in Buddhist lore.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Collier's Publishing
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 093496467X

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Doctrine of the Priesthood Vol 8 No. 2 - The Common Origin of Ancient Hebrew/Pagan Religion and the Demise of the Hebrew Goddess by Anonim Pdf

Author : Mohan Rakesh
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2015-04-24
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9789352140121

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One Day in the Season of Rain by Mohan Rakesh Pdf

In a remote village in the foothills of the Himalayas, a gifted but unknown poet named Kalidas nurtures an unconventional romance with his youthful muse, Mallika. When the royal palace at Ujjayini offers him the position of court poet, Kalidas hesitates, but Mallika persuades him to leave for the distant city so that his talent may find recognition. Convinced that he will send for her, she waits. He returns years later, a broken man trying to reconnect with his past, only to discover that time has passed him by. // A classic of postcolonial theatre, Mohan Rakesh’s Hindi play is both an unforgettable love story and a modernist reimagining of the life of India’s greatest classical poet. It comes alive again in Aparna and Vinay Dharwadker’s new English translation, authorized by the author’s estate. This literary rendering is designed for performance on the contemporary cosmopolitan stage, and it is enriched by extensive commentary on the play’s contexts, legacy, themes and dramaturgy.

Author : J Muir
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2023-03-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783382148942

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Original Sanskrit Texts on the Origin and History of the People of India by J Muir Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1872. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1872
Category : Electronic
ISBN : IBNN:BN000615969

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Original Sanskrit Texts on the Origin and History of the People of India, Their Religion and Institutions Collected, Translated, and Illustrated by J. Muir. - London : Trübner & Co by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1870
Category : Brahmanism
ISBN : NYPL:33433081891479

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Original Sanskrit Texts on the Origin and History of the People of India, Their Religion and Institutions: Contributions to a knowledge of the cosmogony, mythology, religious ideas, life and manners, of the Indians in the Vedic age by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1870
Category : Brahmanism
ISBN : UCLA:L0063114177

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Original Sanskrit Texts on the Origin and History of the People of India, Their Religion and Institutions: Contributions to a knowledge of the cosmogony, mythology, religious ideas, life and manners, of the Indians in the Vedic age. 1870 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Kalidasa,Kālidāsa
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0520053044

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The Origin of the Young God by Kalidasa,Kālidāsa Pdf

Translation of Kumarasambhava.