Interpreting the Gopāla Mantra in the Pre-modern Nimbārka Sampradāya

Vijay Ramnarace

Interpreting the Gopāla Mantra in the Pre-modern Nimbārka Sampradāya

Authors

Vijay Ramnarace

Keywords:

Gopāla mantra, Nimbārka Sampradāya, Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa, mantra visualization

Abstract

The article examines how the Nimbārka tradition used the Gopāla mantra for theological and visual meditation on Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa. Ramnarace shows that mantra practice in this lineage fosters intimate divine relationship through visualization and recitation.