Sir Edwin Arnold fu un poeta e giornalista inglese le cui opere sono celebrate per la loro rappresentazione poetica di temi e culture asiatiche. Lo stile di Arnold è caratterizzato da un linguaggio lirico e da una profonda comprensione delle tradizioni spirituali e filosofiche dell'Oriente. La sua scrittura esplora la bellezza e la saggezza delle religioni e filosofie orientali, offrendo ai lettori una prospettiva unica su questi argomenti profondi.
Selected for its cultural significance, this work preserves the integrity of the original artifact, including copyright references and library stamps. It offers insight into the historical context of civilization, maintaining authenticity while providing a valuable resource for scholars and readers interested in the foundational texts of our knowledge base.
Also known as The Song Celestial, the central text of Hinduism.
This famous and marvelous Sanskrit poem occurs as an episode of the Mahabharata, in the sixth - or "Bhishma" - Parva of the great Hindoo epic. This scripture contains a dialogue between Prince Arjuna of India, with Krishna, the Supreme Deity, wearing the disguise of a charioteer. The conversation explores a variety of theological and philosophical issues. The scene is an impending great battle between the armies of the Kauravas and Pandavas, and this conversation is maintained in a war-chariot drawn up between the opposing Armies. English literature would certainly be incomplete without possessing this popular form a poetical and philosophical work, which is so dear to India.
CONTENTS: The Indian Song of Songs--Hymn to Vishnu; Sarga the First--The Sports of Krishna; Sarga the Second--The Penitence of Krishna; Sarga the Third--Krishna troubled; Sarga the Fourth--Krishna cheered; Sarga the Fifth--The Longings of Krishna; Sarga the Sixth--Krishna made bolder; Sarga the Seventh--Krishna supposed false; Sarga the Eighth--The Rebuking of Krishna; Sarga the Ninth--The End of Krishna's Trial; Sarga the Tenth--Krishna in Paradise; Sarga the Eleventh--The Union of Radha and Krishna, Miscellaneous Oriental Poems--; The Rajpoot Wife; King Saladin; The Caliph's Draught; Hindoo Funeral Song; Song of the Serpent Charmers; Song of the Flour-Mill; Taza ba Taza; The Mussulman Paradise; Dedication of a Poem from the Sanskrit; The Rajah's Ride; Two Books From the "Iliad of India"; The Great Journey; The Entry into Heaven; The Night of Slaughter; The Morning Prayer; Proverbial Wisdom from the Shlokas of the Hitopadesa