Take Me Along When You Play: Discussion of the 16th Name of the Hare Krishna Mahā-mantra
Keywords:
Mahā-mantra, “Hare”, Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa, esoteric bhakti, līlā theologyAbstract
The article explores the theological and emotional meaning behind the sixteenth and final "Hare" of the Mahā-mantra. Stamm sees it as an intimate plea from Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī to Krishna—inviting the devotee into divine līlā.