Ethical Dilemmas of Krishna

Luis Gonzalez-Reimann reimann at BERKELEY.EDU
Fri May 1 20:19:06 UTC 2009


Harsha,

There is this article:

Matilal, Bimal Krishna. 1991. Krsna: In Defence of a Devious Divinity. 
In Essays on the Mahabharata, ed. Arvind Sharma, 401-18. Leiden: E. J. 
Brill.


And this this collection of articles:

Matilal, Bimal Krishna, ed. 1989. Moral Dilemmas in the Mahabharata. 
Shimla and Delhi: Indian Institute of Advanced Study, in association 
with Motilal Banarsidass.

Regards,

Luis
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on 5/1/2009 3:36 AM Harsha Dehejia wrote:
> Friends:
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> Both the Mahabharata and the Shrimad Bhagvata Purana present situations in which Krishna is seen transgressing ethical norms.
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> In the Bhagavata this is resolved through the concept of  Yogamaya.
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> What is the resolution of these problems in the Mahabharata? Is the Karma Yoga of the Gita a possible resolution?
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> Thanks.
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> Harsha
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> Harsha V. Dehejia
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> Carleton University, Ottawa, ON., Canada.
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