Churning Selves
The Sanskrit campū Nīlakaṇṭhavijaya is arguably the most popular literary work of Nīlakaṇṭha Dīkṣita. It narrates the mythical story of the churning of the Ocean of Milk, with an emphasis on the part played by Dīkṣita’s personal god—Śiva. A close reading reveals that this text is preoccupied with t...
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Ksiegarnia Akademicka Publishing
2022-08-01
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| Series: | Cracow Indological Studies |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.akademicka.pl/cis/article/view/4616 |