{"product_id":"the-bhgavata-purna-ravi-gupta-9780231169004","title":"The Bh\u0026#257;gavata Pur\u0026#257;na: Selected Readings","description":"\u003cp\u003eFormalized by the tenth century, the expansive \u003cem\u003eBhagavata Purana \u003c\/em\u003eresists easy categorization. While the narrative holds together as a coherent literary work, its language and expression compete with the best of Sanskrit poetry. The text's theological message focuses on devotion to Krishna or Vishnu, and its philosophical outlook is grounded in the classical traditions of Vedanta and Samkhya. No other Purana has inspired so much commentary, imitation, and derivation. The work has grown in vibrancy through centuries of performance, interpretation, worship, and debate and has guided the actions and meditations of elite intellectuals and everyday worshippers alike. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis annotated translation and detailed analysis shows how one text can have such enduring appeal. Key selections from the \u003cem\u003eBhagavata Purana\u003c\/em\u003e are faithfully translated, while all remaining sections of the \u003cem\u003ePurana\u003c\/em\u003e are concisely summarized, providing the reader with a continuous and comprehensive narrative. Detailed endnotes explain unfamiliar concepts and several essays elucidate the rich philosophical and religious debates found in the Sanskrit commentaries. Together with the multidisciplinary readings contained in the companion volume \u003cem\u003eThe Bhagavata Purana: Sacred Text and Living Tradition\u003c\/em\u003e (Columbia, 2013), this book makes a central Hindu masterpiece more accessible to English-speaking audiences and more meaningful to scholars of Hindu literature, philosophy, and religion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ravi Gupta, Kenneth Valpey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0231169000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231169004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/29\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.80d","brand":"Ravi Gupta","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45896402403583,"sku":"9780231169004","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5531740d-f759-4960-ae42-9704a73f8be5.jpg?v=1721371303","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-bhgavata-purna-ravi-gupta-9780231169004","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}