In the tenth purana, the Brahmavaivarta Purana, Vyasa narrates the story of Sri Radhakrishna.

He gave the world deep, precious philosophical thoughts, through the eighteen puranas. It is such a devotee who is a parama-ekanti (the highest among the enlightened), a jeevan mukta (the liberated). However, the deep esoteric significance of these lilas is enjoyed only by the most enlightened of devotees. It is this concept that appeared embodied in the form of Radhakrishna and performed several lilas in order to lead the hearts of devotees into maturity. Parashakti, the Supreme Energy, is of the form of air which is favourable to convey sound or music. The Supreme Being, the Paramatma, is of the form of music. The art of dance is a mingling of music with the ambient air. Of these, music and dance have very intense, personal significance.

Each of these offerings helps us to invoke the Lord’s karuna or compassion on us. Both music and dance are among the sixty-four kinds of offerings made to god at the time of pooja or worship. It was composed by Jayadeva at the Jagannatha Kshetra of Puri, while his wife, Padmavati, danced to its music. It is replete with elements conducive to bhakti rasa-music and dance. The Ashtapadi is a work by Jayadeva, a great devotee of Krishna. Volume: 21 Roudra year- Chitra, Vaikasi April, May- 1980 Part 21, From Work To Worklessness (7 chapters).Part 20, Varna Dharma For Universal Well-Being (16 chapters).Part 17, Brahmacaryasrama (15 chapters).Part 16, The Forty Samskaras (10 chapters).Part 12, Mimamasa - Karmamarga (12 chapters).Part 4, The Sastras And Modern Life (3 chapters).Part 2, The Vedic Religion: Introductory (5 chapters).Part 1, Religion In General (7 chapters).

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