Tales for the Dying: The Death Narrative of the Bhagavata-Purana

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TA L E S F O R T H E D Y I N G SUNY series in Hindu Studies Wendy Doniger, editor TA L E S F O R T H E D Y I N G The Death Narrative of the Bha\gavata-Pura\n≥a E. H. RICK JAROW S TAT E U N I V E R S I T Y O F N E W Y O R K P R E S S Published by STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK PRESS ALBANY© 2003 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission. No part of this book may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means including electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission in writing of the publisher. For information, address State University of New York Press 90 State Street, Suite 700, Albany, NY 12207 Production by Kelli Williams Marketing by Anne M. Valentine Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Jarow, Rick. Tales for the dying : the death narrative of the Bhagavata-Purana / E.H. Rick Jarow. p. cm. — (SUNY series in Hindu studies) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-7914-5609-9 (alk.) — ISBN 0-7914-5610-2 (alk. paper) 1. Puranas. Bha\gavatapura\ña—Criticism, interpretation, etc. 2. Death—Religious aspects—Hinduism. I. Title. II. Series. BL1140.4.B437 J37 2003 294.5'92—dc21 2002191120 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 This book is dedicated to the late Barbara Stoler Miller: master-scholar, educator, critic, and colleague. The grace she exhibited during her long battle with cancer was awe-inspiring. Indeed, she exemplified what it may mean to be taught by the wisdom one has read and written. ...