This book argues that Vaishnavas (devotees of the Hindu god Vishnu and his various forms) throughout South Asia turned this epic about an apocalyptic, bloody war into works of ardent bhakti or “devotion” focused on the beloved Hindu deity Krishna――. 古代サンスクリットの叙事詩『マハーバーラタ』は,史上最長の詩として知られ,5人のパーンダヴァ王子と彼…