Take Me Along When You Play: Discussion of the 16th Name of the Hare Krishna Mahā-mantra

Authors

  • Katrin Stamm

Keywords:

Mahā-mantra, “Hare”, Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa, esoteric bhakti, līlā theology

Abstract

 The article explores the theological and emotional meaning behind the sixteenth and final "Hare" of the Mahā-mantra. Stamm sees it as an intimate plea from Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī to Krishna—inviting the devotee into divine līlā.

Published

2016-06-20

Issue

Vol. 24 No. 2 (2016): Mantra (Spring)

Section

Articles