Krsna in The Harivamsa

Contents Volume I The Wonderful Play of A Cosmic Child Abbreviations vii Introduction 1 Part 1: The Harivamsa, Genre in Context 1.1 The Harivamsa: A Supplement to ;the Mahabharata 9 1.2 Akura and the Bhagavata Traditions according to the Harivamsa 22 1.3 The Harivamsa and the Nation of Purana 52 1.4 Possibility of Assigning a Date for the Harivamsa 67 Part 2: Krsna's Birth in the Harivamsa 2.1 The Story of Samkarsana and Krsna's Births: A Drama Involving Embryos 91 2.2 Samkarsana and krsna's Hair" Births 120 2.3 The Problem of the Meaning of Yoganidra's ;Name 144 Part 3: Krsna's Marvellous Childhood in the Harivamsa 3.1 Cowherd-Settlemtns and forests in There Ancient Versions of Krsna's Childhood 163 3.2 Krsna's Childhood according to the Harivamsa: Study of the Composition of the Narrative 180 3.3 Kubja, the Hunchbacked Women Straightened Up by krsna 214 3.4 Krsna's Strange Name of Damondara 260 3.5 The Winged Mountains: Variations on a Vedic Theme 277 Conclusion: Birds, Herders And Yogins In The Harivamsa 301 Bibliography 315 General Index 338 Index of Passages 352