This is a revised and corrected edition of Dr. O.B.L. Kapoor's classic work on Krishna bhakti. Dr. Kapoor defines bhakti as it is understood in the North Indian bhakti traditions. In addition, he isolates what he considers the four major traits or "laws" of bhakti, illustrating each of those laws with numerous stories from the lives of the great bhakti saints. Though Kapoor makes a case for bhakti's being a "science," the major value of this work lies in its phenomenological presentation of bhakti based on the experiences of bhakti practitioners and saints as recorded in various premodern and modern literary sources. It is thus one of best introductions to the religious phenomenon of bhakti available in the English language.
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This is a revised and corrected edition of Dr. O.B.L. Kapoor's classic work on Krishna bhakti. Dr. Kapoor defines bhakti as it is understood in the North Indian bhakti traditions. In addition, he isolates what he considers the four major traits or "laws" of bhakti, illustrating each of those laws with numerous stories from the lives of the great bhakti saints. Though Kapoor makes a case for bhakti's being a "science," the major value of this work lies in its phenomenological presentation of bhakti based on the experiences of bhakti practitioners and saints as recorded in various premodern and modern literary sources. It is thus one of best introductions to the religious phenomenon of bhakti available in the English language.
NOTE : IF YOU ARE ORDERING FROM THE UNITED STATES PLEASE SELECT THE SHIPPING VIA DHL OPTION, THESE SHIP VIA DHL ONLY, INDIA POST WILL NOT SHIP TO U.S. DUE TO THE RECENT TARRIFFS WHICH WENT INTO EFFECT AUGUST 2025.
