Bibilography on taking on the attitude of
"god's friend" in Hinduism
Compiled by Bradley S. Clough
-Most won't be surprised to hear that this is most
emphasized in Vaishnava traditions, especially in Krishna/Radha bhakti
circles. But seeing one's relationship with a god in terms of friendship
also is prominent in the Ram Rasak Sampraday as well.
-For the Ram Rasik Sampraday, the source recommended
to me was Philip Lutgendorf's *The Life of a Text: Performing the
Ramcaritmanas of Tulsidas (Berkeley: U. of Cal. Press, 1990).
Conveniently, this work is also available in E-Book format through
netLibrary Incorporated.
-The voice most recommended for an articulate
exposition in the Vaishnava/Krisna bhakti of the Caitanya school is that
of Rupa Gosvami. In David
Haberman's translation of Gosvami's *BhaktirasAmRtasindhu*, entitled, *Bhanktirasamrtasindhu
of Rupa Gosvamin: Two Parts in One* (Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 2003),
sAkhya-rasa is fully discussed in the "Third Wave: Rasa of
Companionable Devotion" (pgs. 468-507).
-sAkhya-rasa is also discussed in Haberman's *Acting
as a Way of Salvation: A Study of Raganuga Bhakti Sadhana* (Delhi: Motilal
Banarsidass, 2001).
-on the Vallabhacarya side of Vaishnavism, some
vartas from the *Caurasi Vaishnavan ki Varta* are applicable here, and can
be found in English translation in Richard Barz's *The Bhakti Sect of
Vallabhacarya* (New Delhi: Munshiram Manoharlal, 1992).
Thanks go to Richard Barz, Jim Lochtefeld, and
Graham Schweig for their input.
Revised: December 26, 2003
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