“he uma of Vir Ska) Hn tery ren ‘pain Sted he bran stn he a aos, [you praldnne’ wn aod peng Sst erie Thal Yin Spas no ‘ko fx Yds USS42 Mn Canad i US$D2.0 and ever US0000, Bak laes re USGA D0 ech Fortes nai ihe Us and Cand the and rte USB, ome, US E01 Alinco ene ae ie 8D or JV 39 Vilage Cay, uh NY 10 USA, yea a Ae sr en with ae igi ‘pole or te gh aon Spl hate ich dae ecg otc em terre te oder off Sul ne aye {Geng and ie Vn) wl tar be ence ay tain patio fan capri onc o eprint crap ie or Tie JS areeed ft, Allentit ere ae ro ‘JS eas done. Opn exes nator sel ety rrennic eect clereo puier apap oy Pang oh ge pet JOURNAL OF VAISHNAVA STUDIES Vohime 12 No.1 Fall2008 Introduction ‘an A. Hatcher The Stemiatam of Grea Vira Davi I Haberman /Forty Verein Praise of “The King nF. Beyant/The Song ies Ever On: A Bit Look “Tracy Coleman /The Avieton of Rakin "Tray Pitchnan /Woren's Sng forthe Mariage of Tul ‘and Kesha in Benares ‘Vanda Narayanan /Scectons fromthe Roc of Kat ‘and Namen Jun. Braesingh St Catan’ Stayton (Graam M.Sdhwe /Vinata’s Gurayahaw and dhe Understanding of the Gurus (Galen Valsnavin Dri Mag isa (Dus Butta /Gens from the ia-Basepa Mane Broo ating the Harhat Jason D. Fler Suh Vigna Paya? Gerald T. Caney /The Sh Rd Vraha Madr ra ° «Nancy An Nayar /Asvan’s Cath Sat Geral Surya /Book Review Et 20 Ixmonvcrion ‘out yas ago fond mys at et naher ade confer As iear al ran ny o gn merngs (fr avid they a scm fo ery, Te et ‘sd Haberman and Vanudbe Nnpna—sow hobs and cd thom hae the wont ropes od along fre ks the fuel of Votinv Se Bath schol isc upon an ect Ingle lr pseu A or tnnaone o ord foe nel VS acon, wea nt ne wih allay toe Rater hak weld hr hate pporuniyw pus “rl at ay tbe ang noah fo wart rt we se vpae tbat ie pole oss and er hat might wrk kt yn scan ny meer a ony copter thy too wld be aed upon tere They ed and tnd ‘eters hao Howe in ome oa Po yor ha "we begin wh Bran Hae, tannes¢ het pom ng oe nalvo-opknot inageryna cxtmon Getce stg devo! poe it Into dope tne foo Ga vn, te se ur Ra a) co fan Vea Abe ig we prsnt Dad Haber Devon shin Convene) a gene, opal y the Honan (Shine other ami ona in glo of weiowm deen ber fm chown th fot ven ut Mount Goran known to Vi trsel Vn caempy ot he tn ecnlgu an oan ee {eo tne ang des tok te ty vin Rope {yk bea aes Ga acy aes {pmo ofthe Hotenth oko te Bkgete Pty wich omc Fray duper and Mealy hunches of ene Bat ee lacs uj ent of bese capers bt isnot ove cos od ‘fern of aed tna te eving be ral wo "Nxt came te weding’ areca, meld see ye comin, che Trcy Cena ts te epg of Rubs of2 INTRODUCTION tne Bhigeos Prin. While not a weg ory a0 wach it tells of Queen Ruki aac, ening ear mavage to Resin Tracy Pca, tells us about another wedding of Kanai wedding to Tula Using ‘he uo of Henares, Pnthan andes songs tat ea a we igs to this ay. Vamudha Narsyanan then ges 2 tltion of | Songs that arc abo cutealy used ane fora wedding proceso and he ter fora proceso to Vlg. Roth are fom the erg pocey of Cheha Next come sx arson the Gath tradon: an Bee ransates Cchaitaya's famous eight ens, dhe only wade stbuae to dhe \eamer: Graham Sc then raates Vinh urate ves ‘on te Gur, and wl ur something about the matte fd spl a ter in Gry Vsiinasin, Wile Grabien tates Vrach, Davi Duchta ges us the word of Vivendi dpe, Balad Vaya, parry in relation to Baad Gi commentary. Ako io the ie o {he Six Gonmin of Via, Mame Broo runes «porn ofthe Eons Horst, sod hte flowed by Jom Rall’ talon othe more recent (ety tenth centy) Bhakinods Taku This Gada ‘phasis reaches bs imax, a6 wee, wih Gerald Came’ wanda of ‘teri text about Rid, widely Known athe bet oa a Kena’ Ge We cnc with Nancy Ae Naan wh wig bck the honor of St algo, die Godden of Forte Ad speaking of Fortune ths ba OS wa alent no to be. The coe puter ad been using fortis oural since inception madden ded, ‘ering me utable wo continue te etl work neceay ring i ie prem, Howeve, foe ould even colt prope re oe ‘mony, ny ealague, Graham Sci, posted a nota RSA, dhe iter et channel fer daason among wil of South Asan eligi, tating that ode » computer ar oon a powabl Many ce oy a, at lent Karen Hari fom Hard Din School, no wind eo to send mea trseyearold Apple iBook. Gddew of Fore be red ‘ne st note The sing of competes and wf cate problem th ders in ome instances atk reader of VS to fog te oe onal dyer ages of de nen scr ad obese hat hel Tecorectd in upcoming ies Seven] Rouen ‘The Sttypstaham of Girbacandra Vidyratna! Bian A Hatcher Iniroduction Caleta in he nineteenth century. Though bor n he wliage of prin win nee South Parganas Di, Cascann wan troght er Casta st toy and enrolled in the Covermment nak College There he became »Csmate an en oe wellknown poi nd reformer, Iraracancra Vidasiara (1820180). Aer comping his ‘tut, Giiacandre went on fo work de Sana Cllege sa Hira td nce protwor of grammar Outside he collage puted interests ‘tng, pubining, and socal reform. In nur af 1853, CieSacndra relied om hs posta tke Sant Colle: Thal spring he st out ona pl {rina wo the sre of Vranas. After ising the celebrated tple 1 Vnitha,e concened the dere t cata hom sine tthe god Seu Comequeny, othe pring of 185 a inal aga wo Gress ‘Maga on the shores the Ganges Rie Purter ac of devon follow upon his retro Bengal 185 be ranged forthe Rtnapiring Tank to dg in is sal lige oF ap In I he pid forthe retort oa emp he bask of te Hooghly crn Harshnagardevieaed to Se Pais emadznmohana (Le sina and St Gaara (se Csr) Aste fly espns for the temple ould no longer sow is uprep ad narugement, Giacan- C= sda Vidyeatna (18221905) was Sasi pont aceru mute arrangements forthe corned performance of regis cee ‘monies These and ober ue of devon ages dae gre o wh thi sophisticated urban anv taught ina gweramen college, eed Sens teat and wroea drama lyin suppor ofthe widow remar ‘age movemneat—rtained an abiding love forthe dees of popular ‘a ese fw dis go is devon wa direc o oth Si ae sha, and oka rate of exrenions Inded peasant fe oth dees played signe rls in helping Canaan throvgh times fies and des In biography ite iy hi nea at sstoedine in 1970 Ginacandra seed» doasing aac of cole. On fe pric night he ma acd wih asc ite pan chat he ted ‘ot aan his eck n an tempt il ise. Pramaty hes wa toferey preven his fer fom gong rough wth he au. The net tay Giocanra yo homeopae exten paren boa lire hr ering Howe, ore aa in hi roy he Undo, {regi vow to irae, a form of Sa endvined at a popular pl rages js noth aod ea Cat When he nly retard ll eal, he composed poem to TirakeSma, to this work, ented Tibetan Hight Verses on Tak be wrt The ie ofthis poem to Tare reminiscent these af dhe wk ‘ranted here Sepa, gh Vers en Lond Kit” Wa’ ‘ore te wo ocean io fe had a ater snr genes While ea otelee exact when be wrote SiKppaat, fom chmmens made by ‘sou i wuld appear hat Giacandra coaposed the pocm eimetine ‘hontai pest father inten lnm In this ae a ered trom an unapecii sllment tia le im temporary ia. Daring this pod of bade be cd pon s eam to rea wis fom the Fnipeng, Malddarta Bhigets Prine and oer sacred exe wot apparent only wi he ace ofa ean Doctor Sanders hal Gi. ‘draws able to ental ran ight Hivasonrewored he ae The Brpaadam copying ot yan portions he Aggies. And abo apa {ny he pred we he compen Spans "The fa hat the cr os rg na tack of nds ceny adr great power ofthe poet which denies Res eatin towing deci, Starting at Kehna ec, Ciacandra moves his gue {pat shat nc ght a he age os delenit [lc lbadeves developed by canicl poo o oer a“etowe Srp Som ofthe belo’ charms” aerording wo Renncth Beant wis St we ght beter ender ich naa poems, enone” ih cera dserbes Croce’ poem Ont reminded ofthe Bind port er Das, who sng 20 moving of Kha’ beau Inde, Resa tke ta cf one wach na sithe poem ins wnty of Str Dat poy (1278 athe Naga Pract tba eatom, ‘The echoes of Str Bes make one woderwicber Gi Candra Hise might acta ave begun composing the pom ile em ea ne ie ag Rng bp a xyes thanks forthe oteation of is on? Whatever tec, hed umsancs bend the cst of hi oterse simple pot peak of Gintacad’s toe marig grace of Krishna one as, ut ‘Sova fe nnd bso The orginal tof Giacnd's SApyaam wos compos in Sasi and priced in Bengal sp Ferma the pom ie more than long Arig of dexepive compounds inthe arose ce Kisa being the ranmaten objet well tte emotional ole of dwt, Wile Eish stn wotld mage Reining wih the abet Sd ine wey Tae concn to preere ewe frm Ue poem oth inthe interes of iy bt sow empire drama of Gc’ dines cinema pan tha kes ot ute Miraly om the tals 0 “Tne pom cumini reat er of teu Denei to te dete orm continual remembrance (antnarea) ofthe Lord Inde in he Hal wo ves ou anon shits rom the solitary bear Rains he ardent neo is deo: Like a torts er Sto le fen retour no the rolig water of ret, de poet et Tiree on hls only hope, the lowering headland of Kesh" lon. Imerocngy, when thinking of Rrshnasutiacy, Griacanra rave ton dhe dsc terminology of Ata Vedic Lord ahaa‘ [BRIAN A. HATCHER 44, ng consiane, and hs” Thi in exp with what Gla des soils us about his father: Apparel soward Une ef a CGinseandes a drew toward dhe theology af Aaa Vedi. Wile we Tack aay concrete details regarding what thin might have meant wih respect o hit eins pesto nth poom to Kena Gace Tpeombnnes the Sevres owe foe te encanngcanterd God with he Plowpersundentnding of wnat eal nah dnonda 1 isn pleaming ike the ars, shklets sounding on i et st detest ane, ove eaves, 2 lothed in yellow ad sexed ona peacock, bd Beall muscled, 3 ead, wih Gur ars at bear the conch, ens, mace and loss, loud dark tke the pets of the Be Tos, frlanded wih foresters, the place where Laka dvels— hist ade ustous by de heb gem, ‘cnhrnecked and best i gold earings ‘hedding hter on his cheeks, hissing mount a ed ows, Tae noee oa lowly, ‘The St Kepiflom iseye ite blooming Hoses td beth put Kies ow to shame crown atop hired ote ha foundering in dhe bottoms waters of ei, and eager to ain he other shore ‘hat Tigh eng, comcounes and ss, {na total sumender of my mind throgh devotion, 1 focus ny tought ch and every moment ‘oh tnt ges abode oamed Set Keb Append: Saat ext ahaha aan prada agalps sjtanc amarante tanith ganar, ‘carts uithacakrgdagaadiara bo ‘agalaayionas asaalzabgea Iateothaorar aol ‘evabytatanb hanbgrss ancraman snenabudldyotitacgndamadlon ‘Shtudbnoapenbarh ome aa renting tryna agade Kats ssi parwite nips ‘ga jignigb pr scinabdasddbaye* BRIAN A. HATCHER ssqanpornipiten skins cs ‘ehrsatyad pra dba sauna mateo Nowe on Souree ‘iprats Soemon al he Pelee bh epee in the spp to Haran Kann Hopp oh lathe, cmd "intr pone (Gta Mn Prem, TE), p. 134 ued 00, pe thc Dede Crane's i re taken Rin hee werk te it cag ‘le cous Grund agp For acacia he mtg Tagine rian A ahr Sn Ps Real hr ath Tos Ae es fom Neath ean Hoga fara een Oe St {a 002 Quins rm esther et Src and Sei Pe of Sir Dis Dey Unie of Cal 1M) Fer more on Sti, 2 Jobs Sse Hoey. Sr Pat So Sins: Universo Wagan rs 1), My nk ck Hay ppt Can, Sa a whan ep eget ated he Gn Tal eo dice hie ation oh men Mie Ne fs umber of “dali ofer he year Te collec the Rah Cha Tig. Yamuna Oi ad Gey Catia Oia constae a genre ‘ot short sre texts hat conto fort verses of prec het nae ‘hata which means “orystazae” The content ofa chal i somewhat ‘and Te wea fit praes the dey ii dedicated ko and retro in porta etre in is her narrate; edn explain the bee a wo Shipping the dey. Catia: sem o be popular because hey we easy ‘ane and memore. pect dat ll haliaare mole onthe fies Hiounon Cua! tia? The ator of thi tat, hich ae compre in he Bey Basha gg, i ly Weed sx Dewlinandans Kime, In all ethond Thistext nae writen nel nu Ue ene entry. ea pope eat ay, partly in he Wily of Mount Govardhan, where an be ead Ifo in et for Gin, King of the Mountains” ako cll Gordan, the very eo ter of thereon of Br aod al Bra] culure somehow lnoled a he ‘rsh of ths cred mountain, Part ofa enter extension ofthe Ar val mounaln range of Rajan, Gio Mow Gonaraan Tong, "arrow fl that conse of dark rediah brownstone. Thi rocky ge Show slopes recone n many paces wih flowering sabe and eal trees only seen miles lng and rest igh of only abou one an *0 DAVID 1, HABERMAN re fect tit inane of Us na prominent and cred feats of Thc latsanhropat Pa Teo wre: "The claro acred places so rearet Conran that one et te prenion of ving entered aver Tae ‘shn's Coney land Mant Gardin bas Born wertipped Tonge han ay her atral phenomenon a Brg The ne Alan Ene conten Ut Govan Is lmst cru the oldest cred obj in Bj" The ears onograpic repeats of Ki ceed in Thar feature nbn Mou Gordan high above send ‘While the Yasue Rie codere in Bea be a igi Form (@wi- fat) of dnine lane, Gs considered to be 8 condensed form (ghar fn) tore Thea cto er and sired monnain mie in By oe hele dine wes, Kc ten din Br a Gi geste le of lowe very aly bu tere luo ane set Gi he rane i ‘lesdg ch at head, welt, power and wo The Gri ae Dass hs ter ideo ata mnie, We mect hie ere 8 power nig, won eng perhape bes daplaye in one of i contra pina the ing of the mountain asm smbe to pote alo Br ‘hie Ln ind down a dearctve thunder orm out of jets rage Xn taporant theological anerton ofthe religious eltiresuroundg ‘Gis i the Wentfenion of Gra a Krhea. Accordingly, Keshia both the deli that holds he mount, awe a de mourn el, iia Oates 1) lory eto iin de Great King ofthe ean of Br who hon ore by the whole wari {Yow are an cara of Vins the whe weed oes il to your 8) Your golden peak igrace wih iin splendor, and both gd ad sage come ws yo 4) You fave peaceful caves thar jit tke Heaven, ia which ane gage in nein 5) Youare the rom prince of Mount ron? andyou makeall scons of your devotes succes “The King of Monies 6) You won the her he sige Palys, who showed you great hui fa ook ou whim “1, Wien the bs of he sages altered Be you sa thi and came to dnl in he and of Bra, 8) "Thies Vishnu’ charming paradise ha atures the Yarnuna River, ova Mountain ul Vda Fret? 29) Seving i the gos dvr in thle hears wo Une there and 3 ered theta ino many dire fs. 10) Some became moskey, some cme dee, ome Boame es 3nd seme became creepers 11) This heavenly abode ssf and became known a he land for inprone workip 13) At he end ofthe hit of the four ge the Hl Kenachanda Enomy of Mura, manson Fath 1) Your gresnes fs present eapreion of Krishna, whi all icarts shoul wei 14) The residents of ry wee called wo gther everthing ncossry 0 Wo pa Mont Govardhan 15) ‘The announcement forthe worship wax made and the resident of ij bong een ra He homes 16) ete cowberderaetembled and performed the worship you Look 17) Kaos manife him ar the mounts) daviog the worship and rece he fo force sake 1 Secng his al dhe men ad women became delighted and ang ort ‘prs he Rest of Moun,2 DAVID L HABERMAN 19) The bing othe gods (Indra) became angry with his and led hesty nn clonde desroy Bry witha od. 20) Kehna took (Giri in hind and making a wnbrellsou f ‘sted Bgl a single drop of war Benet = Song fom dhe end wae spent 2) Hrtnachandea eld you on is ogra We bow dow tothe ior 2) The arngance ofthe hing ofthe ods nda) vaso spent, ad beg ig ogee agin and apne achnowledged is disgrace 24) “Saveme! whe refuge wh you Foie my mistake, Loe 25) Rowing down again and again, he performed the foucebanie ie manila fhe moana) 20) Hn cow Surah and lepatAinoa were wih him he joined hi pins ogee and sang yon of pra 27) Indra recive the ito arene with aasement, bowed in gat 28) Whoever iuens intent the soy oes othe ode ofthe ing of plsupon dea 20) The devotees ar saved by aking your mame Mount Gowda, $0) Al sronsare remove forthe person who has sight (dea) eon. 431) This humane wil be Bese forthe penon who ips rom a pond (on the dope of Gorarchan). 182) Vocter bathe nthe Manas Ganga! pond gexec hee “The King of Meanie” 3 53). No woubl of sichnes comes near dhe person ho pos mi om Mott) od offers i food 14) Allhat th her ies cers file for de pene who flee i wot ower, and Tl leaves. 35) Whoo oer contin stern of milk wil he his weasrehowe ila $8) ‘The pen who say awake al ight ( nce the aro cf wreichede ca Gi) wl never exper. 37) You area svoe or yo voces wo hs taken he form dark ne ages complete Bberon ad devation 88) Apenon witout asa who mde on you wil rey et 2908. 29) One who crcmambuis you prstang to the ground epetely ‘ley crs oer te cca of wordy robe 40) In hi date age (al ug), no oer ges equa 1 you te ody peop sages worship You ‘loner ia Sl pace poemal commen). 2 want fn Se Gj hn pu pri am he wena ‘oss Dt ay ee ara aa fn). pat Me Tony, PhD. Diseraton Sn Universi f Var fe he Math i: oid on ay Men dann Ae i Une Neate 1869), pS Tony pied x eve ean of i ‘Secret Pon ah Rt Pato Fain «No on ‘gong Cor Cet Han ing Ca, 180), Utena qs cemented ere “Aan Fae, Cnr Ren Pin (Crnige Eger Rte, 1987),sexo avd Kets Cmic Vere ma oft Anon Ann afta 002 12 ‘hese ah er mero sy uray Tg eT P(e ‘ok Dred Dneray Pe 108 cpecy Caper Gi conde ob ce the wn of Moat Doo the Vins Ma ta Se ura Ph eT ay p18 Suey Bj ew he ge Pay ed ke Ge Kah 0 foro Pulse opt tim dow there (See Tome, oa Few te Mah stn, 19 pp 2203) Ant mcy Mahe age at Aa, oa oe {in ih hon paige ta eto aso ct Be fa Tigh te Poke p11, ‘cathe trl etree cod natura fr of diiy—dsine ‘he pie region or qpisactimarated nthe Bhagode Prae 102836, "Brat oning ct ort noggin rhe al Rr ope "Stason Garvan pend fot he manta at ita be fee ics wml en ‘nl mre a eh ay fons bcke wih al ole need tet ris form of cman ws the dade arms en ‘Pushing 108 ace sanes fo the mann» ll oy Tength one tte ‘ebeenig gp byes og ‘Tum Sone Goss Evi Ox: A instr Loox Arm Upon Ga? Introduction by Seven. Rosen Transat by Edwin Boat 1 Uber Cu (fd i dhe eet book ofthe Bhima Pe I rns) rome of the many “a asccated with the Va tad thon Though the Bhagonad Gi anguriy he ret moun Use is the in flrs us Gta Gx Cpt Ga, Voss Gta, Boma (Gut, ana sveral others Gis means ong," ad wil te emit of ee ‘rl lkeratur, ke refer to pardilaty meivowe and blewed vonge of ‘inert ered by reat devotes orb the Lord hms Ta some as, the Udo Gua satong the mos imporancof he genre, foriefoewses on ria’ al eran before ving the cary plane Mate, tice narutons are delve to Usd, wn ureeopized by the tration a mahatagonta, or rena amon the devotee” and ‘ah inne peigate “remot of thoxe who are intimate wih Kesh ti (MnP. 3420) He malo Kehna’ coi, and pracy is. or thew reno and others its cutous at te Uda Gas never cape the fame of is snc text the Bhogead Gi wih whic shares ‘crn vene in common. (jan hs endnotes, pols ou the specie ‘eres ound in both texts) In cea ws te Uh Ga goes farther han whe Bhageoud Guy Huminating is cal teaching of devotion 10 roa and emphasig the importance ofseing Krsna exec, sey and tall des. Ts gly ce Mi Do ii woe a ob abe ne ce i ‘pm fn Th anh La of a as Regan Po ol ‘nan acne has oat ea Rn