The Mysterious Pastimes of Mohini-murti

The Mysterious Pastimes of Mohini-murti is a 20th century Hindu commentary by Tamala Krishna Gosvami on the Goddess Mohini.

Commentary on Mohini-lila of Bhagavata Purana

This commentary on the Hindu Goddess Mohini was produced by Tamala Krishna Goswami during the Fall of 1993 [ [http://tkgtm.com/tapes/sb.htm Link to Audio for the Mysterious Pastimes Lectures] ] . Mohini-lila plays an important role on the periphery of Vaishnavism. There are two popular lilas of Mohini which can be found in Canto Eight (chapters 9 [http://www.google.com/url?sa=U&start=1&q=http://vedabase.net/sb/8/9/en1&e=10313] and 12 [http://www.google.com/url?sa=U&start=2&q=http://vedabase.net/sb/8/12/en1&e=10313] ) of the Bhagavata Purana. Mohini also plays a prominent role in the popular Hindu myth known as The churning of the ocean of milk, and her role in this story is mentioned in numerous Hindu text such as the two Epics, most of the Puranas and numerous vernacular literature. The Mysterious Pastimes of Mohini-murti covers two chapters of Prabhupada's translation and commentary on the Eight Canto of the Bhagavata Purana, Chapter 9 "The Lord Incarnates as Mohini-murti" [ [http://vedabase.net/sb/8/9/en1&e=10313 Mohini-lila, Eighth Canto of the Bhagavata Purana, Chapter 9] ] and chapter 12 "The Mohini-murti Incarnation Bewilders Lord Shiva" [ [http://vedabase.net/sb/8/12/en1 Mohini-lila, Eighth Canto of the Bhagavata Purana, Chapter 12] ] .During this commentary, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada's discussions of Mohini-lila [ [http://www.vedaveda.com/anglais/lectures/001.html Prabhupada's Teachings to Tamala Krishna Goswami Concerning Mohini-lila] ] especially as they relate to gender roles in verse 8.9.9 [ [http://vedabase.net/sb/8/9/9/ The Key Verse Discussed in the Mysterious Pastimes Lectures] ] are analyzed and considered. This includes the notable passage from Prabhupada's commentary.

Vinyl Album Release and Artwork

This commentary was released as a vinyl album in 1993. On the cover of the vinyl album, there is an artistic rendering of an episode of Mohini-lila from the Bhagavata Purana. This depiction on the album cover, is used to illustrate the puranic mythology under discussion. [http://tkgtm.com/albumcovers/MohiniMurti.jpg]

References

ee also

*Krishnology
*Happiness is a Science – Aditi’s Vow
* [http://www.iskcon.com/icj/8_1/women.html Women in ISKCON]
* [http://www.iskcon.com/icj/6_2/62radhaconf.html ISKCON Women's Conference]
* [http://iskcon.com/new/050311_gbc.htm Article on Women as Gurus]
* [http://www.chakra.org/discussions/WomenNov29_02.html Prabhupada's Views on Women]