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The Calcutta Review
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Māyā in the Bhāgavata Purāṇa
Maya is one of the most fascinating and enigmatic concepts in Indian philosophy, encompassing mystery, illusion, devotion, and indeed, the world itself. Maya is found throughout Hindu texts, from the earliest scriptures, such as the Rg - Veda, up to the most recent. This book explores maya's rich conceptual history, and then focuses on the highly developed theology of maya found in the Sanskrit Bhagavata Purana, one of the most influential Hindu sacred texts. Gopal K. Gupta examines maya's role in the Bhagavata, paying special attention to its relationship with human suffering (dukkha) and divine play (lila). While Indian traditions typically see maya as a negative force that mires living beings in the phenomenal world, Gupta explores how the Bhagavata identifies maya as the divine feminine and affirms that maya also has a positive role, as maya is ultimately meant to draw living beings toward God (Krishna) and intensify their love for him. Book jacket.
Calcutta Review
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Ganges
A sweeping, interdisciplinary history of the world's third-largest river, a potent symbol across South Asia and the Hindu diaspora Originating in the Himalayas and flowing into the Bay of Bengal, the Ganges is India's most important and sacred river. In this unprecedented work, historian Sudipta Sen tells the story of the Ganges, from the communities that arose on its banks to the merchants that navigated its waters, and the way it came to occupy center stage in the history and culture of the subcontinent. Sen begins his chronicle in prehistoric India, tracing the river's first settlers, its myths of origin in the Hindu tradition, and its significance during the ascendancy of popular Buddhism. In the following centuries, Indian empires, Central Asian regimes, European merchants, the British Empire, and the Indian nation-state all shaped the identity and ecology of the river. Weaving together geography, environmental politics, and religious history, Sen offers in this lavishly illustrated volume a remarkable portrait of one of the world's largest and most densely populated river basins.
The Theosophist
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The Purāṇas
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