Response Paper 6
Dancing around and acting crazy is many ways in which Kali's and Krishna's devotees relate themselves to these gods. On the other hand, this kind of devotion and relationship to God is not found in the early Vedic traditions. In the Vedic tradition making sacrifices and praying was a way that many people devoted themselves to God. David Kinsley, author from The Sword and the Flute, expresses and explains how many people devoted to Kali and Krishna act.
The divine can appear in many different ways. For example, Krishna appears to his devotees as a "dark youth in yellow dress who sports a peacock feather for a crownÂ… as such youth is absolutely irresistible, hypnotizing in his appearance" (Kinsley 25). In this case the main objective of all devotees is to vision Krishna as "irresistible and almost always dance around him while he plays his flute" (Kinsley 25). On the other hand, Kali appears to her devotees as "a great cloud in dark clothesÂ… She has fearful......
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