Lord Śiva's Song : the Īśvara Gītā / translated with an introduction and notes by Andrew J. Nicholson ; Laurie Searl, production ; Michael Campochiaro, marketing.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nicholson, Andrew J., translator, author of introduction, etc.

Searl, Laurie, editor.

Campochiaro, Michael, distributor.

Standardized Title:

Puranas.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Puranas. Kūrmapurāṇa. Iśvaragītā.

Puranas.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (248 p.)

Place of Publication:

Albany, New York : State University of New York Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

While the Bhagavad Gītā is an acknowledged treasure of world spiritual literature, few people know a parallel text, theĪśvara Gītā. This lesser-known work is also dedicated to a god, but in this case it is Śiva, rather than Kṛṣṇa, who is depicted as the omniscient creator of the world. Andrew J. Nicholson's Lord Śiva's Song makes this text available in English in an accessible new translation. A work of both poetry and philosophy, the Īśvara Gītā builds on the insights of Patañjali's Yoga Sūtra and foreshadows later developments in tantric yoga. It deals with the pluralistic religious environment of early medieval India through an exploration of the relationship between the gods Śiva and Viṣṇu. The work condemns sectarianism and violence and provides a strategy for accommodating conflicting religious claims in its own day and in our own.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""The Historical Background of the IÅ?vara GÄ«tÄ?""; ""Intertextuality and Hinduism: The IÅ?vara GÄ«tÄ?, the Bhagavad GÄ«tÄ?, and the Yoga SÅ«tras""; ""Action and Renunciation""; ""Philosophy and Practice: The PÄ?Å?upata Path of Godhood""; ""Mainstreaming PÄ?Å?upata Practice""; ""The Yoga of the PÄ?Å?upatas""; ""Unity and Diversity Among the Gods""; ""Notes on Translation""; ""Guide to Sanskrit Pronunciation""; ""Suggestions for Further Reading""; ""Notes""; ""Translation""; ""Chapter One: The Arrival of the Gods""

""Chapter 1""""Chapter 2""; ""Chapter 3""; ""Chapter 4""; ""Chapter 5""; ""Chapter 6""; ""Chapter 7""; ""Chapter 8""; ""Chapter 9""; ""Chapter 10""; ""Chapter 11""; ""Endnotes""; ""List of Concordances""; ""Glossary of Sanskrit Names and Terms""; ""Bibliography""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4384-5102-4

OCLC:

880450730