Speaker: Dr. Vishwa Adluri
Śrīmad Bhāgavatapurāṇam is one of eighteen Mahāpurāṇas of the Hindu textual tradition. It is a highly polished Vaiṣṇava work, insuperable in its appeal to theologians, philosophers, and connoisseurs of literature. Like the Upaniṣads and the Mahābhārata, the Bhāgavatapurāṇa presents Viṣṇu, especially in the form of Kṛṣṇa as Brahman. While remaining faithful to Vedic revelation, the Purāṇa also remains open to a variety of interpretations – non-dualism, dualism, qualified non-dualism, etc. All these are synthesized according to Bhakti. Besides the Śrī Vaiṣṇava and Gauḍīya traditions, numerous commentators and teachers consider this Purāṇa to be the principal scripture of their theology and practice.
In this Webinar, Dr. Vishwa Adluri will introduce his Graduate course on this great Mahāpurāṇa. He will explore the place of this text within the Vedic-itihāsapurāṇa textual tradition, understand its narrative architecture, philosophical foundations, its monumental bhakti project, and its contribution to aesthetics.
In this Webinar, Dr. Vishwa Adluri will introduce his Graduate course on this great Mahāpurāṇa. He will explore the place of this text within the Vedic-itihāsapurāṇa textual tradition, understand its narrative architecture, philosophical foundations, its monumental bhakti project, and its contribution to aesthetics.
