Puṣṭimārgī Poetry in Gujarati : The Lord of Braj Travelled to Gujarat Twice

PUṬṬIMĀRGI POETRY IN GUJARATI : THE LORD OF BRAJ TRAVELLED TO GUJARAT TWICE Mallison According to the slokas of the Bhāgavata purāṇa (X,50), Lord Krishna travelled from Mathura to Dwarka, fleeing the wrath of Jarasandha. He lived there with his eight queens and 16000 Gopis, and even died along with his fellow Yadavas. Shrouded in

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मालिसों गुजराती पुष्टिमार्गी काव्य का सर्वेक्षण करती हैं — लोकशैली के ढोळ, गोपालदास का नौ अध्यायों वाला वल्लभाख्यान (१५७७ से पूर्व) तथा चाँदोदवासी दयाराम की पद और गरबी रचनाएँ। वे दिखाती हैं कि वल्लभ का सम्प्रदाय गुजरात की व्यापारी जातियों में कैसे फैला और उसकी भक्ति-रुचि सम्प्रदाय से बाहर पहुँची। Mallison surveys Pustimargi poetry in Gujarati: the folkloric dholas, Gopaladasa's nine-chapter Vallabhakhyana composed before 1577, and the lyrics of Dayarama of Chandod. She shows how Vallabha's sect took root among Gujarat's merchant castes and how its devotional aesthetic spread well beyond the sect itself.

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