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In the Service of Krishna - Illustrated Narratives of Eighty-Four Vaishnavas from a 1702 Manuscript in the Amit Ambalal Collection (Paperback)
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In the Service of Krishna - Illustrated Narratives of Eighty-Four Vaishnavas from a 1702 Manuscript in the Amit Ambalal Collection (Paperback)
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The Pushtimarg, or the Path of Grace, is a Hindu tradition whose
ritual worship of the deity Krishna has developed in close
relationship to a distinct genre of early-modern Hindi prose
hagiography. This volume introduces readers to the most popular
hagiographic text of the Pushtimarg-the Chaurasi Vaishnavan ki
Varta, or "Narratives of Eighty-Four Vaishnavas," which tells the
sacred life stories of the community's first preceptor
Vallabhacharya (1497-1531) and his most beloved disciples. At the
core of these narratives are descriptions of how Vallabhacharya's
disciples cultivated intimate relationships with Lord Krishna
through ritual performances known as seva, or loving service.
Despite the widespread practice of illustrating seva through
painting, these narratives, which showcase everyday men and women,
have rarely been visually depicted. This book focuses on the only
extant Chaurasi Vaishnavan ki Varta manuscript dated to the
beginning of the 18th century, now in artist Amit Ambalal's
collection.
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