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The Bhagavata Purana : sacred text and living tradition / edited by Ravi M. Gupta and Kenneth R. Valpey.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-231-14998-3 (cloth : alk. paper)—ISBN 978-0-231-14999-0 (pbk.)—ISBN 978-0-231-53147-4 (electronic)
1. Puranas. Bhagavatapurana—Criticism, interpretation, etc. I. Gupta, Ravi M. (Ravi Mohan), 1982– II. Valpey, Kenneth Russell, 1950–
BL1140.4.B436B455 2013
294.5'925—dc23
2012014609
A Columbia University Press E-book.
Jacket: A sādhu narrates Krishna-Kathā to villagers near Nandagaon, Vraja-Vrindavan. Photo by and courtesy of Filip Cargonja.
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