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Madanamohana (Sanskrit: मदनमोहन, romanized: Madanamohana) is an epithet of the Hindu deity Krishna.^[1] It translates as, "he whose charm (mohana) bewilders even the god of love (madana)". The epithet describes the powerful nature of the attraction for the deity from his devotees, exempified by the legend of the rasalila, where the gopis (cowherdesses) of the region Vraja abandon all their obligations to answer the call of Krishna.^[2] The epithet is also identified with the form of the deity worshipped by Sanatana Goswami of the Gaudiya tradition at Vrindavan.^[3]^[4]

References

^ Dalal, Roshen (2014-04-18). Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide. Penguin UK. p. 317. ISBN 978-81-8475-277-9.
^ Goswami, Tamal Krishna (2012-07-26). A Living Theology of Krishna Bhakti: Essential Teachings of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Oxford University Press. p. 214. ISBN 978-0-19-979663-2.
^ Valpey, Kenneth Russell (2006-04-18). Attending Krishna's Image: Chaitanya Vaishnava Murti-seva as Devotional Truth. Routledge. p. 50. ISBN 978-1-134-17545-1.
^ Holdrege, Barbara A. (2015-08-14). Bhakti and Embodiment: Fashioning Divine Bodies and Devotional Bodies in Krsna Bhakti. Routledge. p. 271. ISBN 978-1-317-66909-8.

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[1] Dalal, Roshen (2014-04-18). Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide. Penguin UK. p. 317. ISBN 978-81-8475-277-9.

[2] Goswami, Tamal Krishna (2012-07-26). A Living Theology of Krishna Bhakti: Essential Teachings of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Oxford University Press. p. 214. ISBN 978-0-19-979663-2.

[3] Valpey, Kenneth Russell (2006-04-18). Attending Krishna's Image: Chaitanya Vaishnava Murti-seva as Devotional Truth. Routledge. p. 50. ISBN 978-1-134-17545-1.

[4] Holdrege, Barbara A. (2015-08-14). Bhakti and Embodiment: Fashioning Divine Bodies and Devotional Bodies in Krsna Bhakti. Routledge. p. 271. ISBN 978-1-317-66909-8.

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+[[File:Madana Mohana temple of Bishnupur in Bankura district 30.jpg|thumb|[[Murti]] of Krishna as Madana Mohana with his consort [[Radha]], Madana Mohana Temple, Bishnupur]]
-[[Image:MadMohani Dev Dholera.jpg|200px|right|thumb| Idol of Ma Mohan (centre) at the [[Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Dholera]] along with his consort Mohini on his left]]
+{{other uses|Madan Mohan (disambiguation)}}{{Short description|Epithet of Krishna}}
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+[[File:Krishna's Dance of Delight (Rasa Lila) LACMA M.75.66.jpg|thumb|The ''rasalila'' of Krishna, surrounded by the gopis.]]
+'''Madanamohana''' ({{Langx|sa|मदनमोहन|translit=Madanamohana}}) is an epithet of the [[Hindu]] deity [[Krishna]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Dalal |first=Roshen |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zrk0AwAAQBAJ&dq=madana+mohana+Krishna&pg=PT317 |title=Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide |date=2014-04-18 |publisher=Penguin UK |isbn=978-81-8475-277-9 |pages=317 |language=en}}</ref> It translates as, "he whose charm (''mohana'') bewilders even the god of love (''[[Kamadeva|madana]]'')". The epithet describes the powerful nature of the attraction for the deity from his devotees, exempified by the legend of the ''[[Raslila|rasalila]]'', where the ''[[gopi]]''s (cowherdesses) of the region [[Vraja]] abandon all their obligations to answer the call of Krishna.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Goswami |first=Tamal Krishna |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IcsWDAAAQBAJ&dq=madana-mohana+god+of+love&pg=PA214 |title=A Living Theology of Krishna Bhakti: Essential Teachings of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada |date=2012-07-26 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-979663-2 |pages=214 |language=en}}</ref> The epithet is also identified with the form of the deity worshipped by [[Sanatana Goswami]] of the [[Gaudiya Vaishnavism|Gaudiya]] tradition at [[Vrindavan]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Valpey |first=Kenneth Russell |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m3G-8RZVLJIC&pg=PT50 |title=Attending Krishna's Image: Chaitanya Vaishnava Murti-seva as Devotional Truth |date=2006-04-18 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-134-17545-1 |pages=50 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Holdrege |first=Barbara A. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_tBgCgAAQBAJ&dq=madana-mohana+god+of+love&pg=PT271 |title=Bhakti and Embodiment: Fashioning Divine Bodies and Devotional Bodies in Krsna Bhakti |date=2015-08-14 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-317-66909-8 |pages=271 |language=en}}</ref>
+== See also ==
-'''Madan Mohan''' ([[Devnagari]]: मदन मोहन) is a form of the [[Hindu]] god, [[Krishna]]. <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mathura-vrindavan.com/mathura1/thethreedeities.htm | title= The three deities}} </ref>
+* [[Keshava]]
-Krishna is celebrated as ''Madan Mohan'', who mesmerises everyone. His consort, [[Radha]] is glorified as Madan Mohan's ''Mohini'', the mesmeriser of the mesmeriser for spiritual aspirants. Radha is known as the mediator without whom access to Krishna is not possible. <ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.utahkrishnas.com/main/page.asp?id=1538 | title= Gender Irrelevant in Cosmic Consciousness}}</ref>
+* [[Govinda]]
+* [[Gopala-Krishna|Gopala Krishna]]
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