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Ujjvalanilamani one of the two main source books of Vaisvava Rasashastra (Vaisnava philosophy of aesthetics) by rupa goswami (c. 1470-1559), the other one being his Bhaktirasamrtasindhu. While the latter deals with all other categories of bhaktirasa (the aesthetics of devotion) excepting its highest form, madhurarasa or ujjvalarasa (the amorous sentiment), Ujjvalanilamani deals exclusively with madhurarasa, which has been called bhaktirasaraja (the highest form of bhaktirasa). The Vaisnava school considers this to be the ultimate form of devotion to krishna.

The vibhavas (determinants) of madhurarasa are Krishna, the hero, and his beloved heroines, of whom radha is the foremost. She is designated as ahladini mahashakti (the Ever-delighting Great Force) in Ujjvalanilamani. The Vaisnava Rasasastra, though basically a religious philosophy, is at the same time, a literary one in so far as in it the religious sentiment of bhakti (devotion) finds culmination in the devotional sentiment, which has been called bhaktirasa. Earlier, traditional critics did not give the sentiment of devotion the status of rasa, but the Vaisnava thinkers likened this religious sentiment to the traditional terminology of the new school of Sanskrit literary criticism, rasa. The bhakta (devotee) was given the position of sahrdaya (connoisseur) of the traditional Alabkara. There are a number of commentaries on the Ujjvalanilamani by, among others, jiva goswami and Vishwanatha Chakravarti. [Pratap Bandyopadhyay]

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-'''Ujjvalanilamani''' one of the two main source books of ''Vai''''sv''''ava Rasashastra'' (Vaisnava philosophy of aesthetics) by [[rupa goswami]] (c. 1470-1559), the other one being his ''Bhaktiras''''a''''m''''r''''tasindhu''. While the latter deals with all other categories of ''bhaktirasa'' (the aesthetics of devotion) excepting its highest form, ''madhurarasa'' or ''ujjvalarasa'' (the amorous sentiment), ''Ujjvalan''''i''''lama''''n''''i'' deals exclusively with ''madhurarasa'', which has been called ''bhaktirasaraja'' (the highest form of ''bhaktirasa''). The Vaisnava school considers this to be the ultimate form of devotion to [[krishna]].
+'''Ujjvalanilamani'''  one of the two main source books of ''Vaisvava Rasashastra'' (Vaisnava philosophy of aesthetics) by [[Rupa Goswami|rupa goswami]] (c. 1470-1559), the other one being his ''Bhaktirasamrtasindhu''. While the latter deals with all other categories of ''bhaktirasa'' (the aesthetics of devotion) excepting its highest form, ''madhurarasa'' or ''ujjvalarasa'' (the amorous sentiment), ''Ujjvalanilamani'' deals exclusively with ''madhurarasa'', which has been called ''bhaktirasaraja'' (the highest form of ''bhaktirasa''). The Vaisnava school considers this to be the ultimate form of devotion to [[Krishna|krishna]].
-The ''vibh''''a''''vas'' (determinants) of ''madhurarasa'' are Krishna, the hero, and his beloved heroines, of whom radha is the foremost. She is designated as ''ahl''''a''''din''''i'''' mah''''a''''shakti ''(the Ever-delighting Great Force) in ''Ujjvalanilamani''. The Vaisnava Rasasastra, though basically a religious philosophy, is at the same time, a literary one in so far as in it the religious sentiment of ''bhakti'' (devotion) finds culmination in the devotional sentiment, which has been called ''bhaktirasa''. Earlier, traditional critics did not give the sentiment of devotion the status of ''rasa'', but the Vaisnava thinkers likened this religious sentiment to the traditional terminology of the new school of Sanskrit literary criticism, ''rasa''. The ''bhakta'' (devotee) was given the position of ''sahrdaya'' (connoisseur) of the traditional ''Ala''''b''''k''''a''''ra''. There are a number of commentaries on the ''Ujjvalanilamani'' by, among others, [[jiva goswami]] and Vishwanatha Chakravarti. [Pratap Bandyopadhyay] [Bandyopadhyay, Pratap  Professor of Sanskrit, Burdwan University, West Bengal]
+The ''vibhavas'' (determinants) of ''madhurarasa'' are Krishna, the hero, and his beloved heroines, of whom radha is the foremost. She is designated as ''ahladini mahashakti'' (the Ever-delighting Great Force) in ''Ujjvalanilamani''. The Vaisnava Rasasastra, though basically a religious philosophy, is at the same time, a literary one in so far as in it the religious sentiment of ''bhakti'' (devotion) finds culmination in the devotional sentiment, which has been called ''bhaktirasa''. Earlier, traditional critics did not give the sentiment of devotion the status of ''rasa'', but the Vaisnava thinkers likened this religious sentiment to the traditional terminology of the new school of Sanskrit literary criticism, ''rasa''. The ''bhakta'' (devotee) was given the position of ''sahrdaya'' (connoisseur) of the traditional ''Alabkara''. There are a number of commentaries on the ''Ujjvalanilamani'' by, among others, [[Jiva Goswami|jiva goswami]] and Vishwanatha Chakravarti. [Pratap Bandyopadhyay]
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