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The Padma [Lotus] Purana is a Vaishnava text (ca. twelfth century) devoted to the worship of Shri Krishna, incarnation of Vishnu. The Shri Krishna of this text is the god of full-blown medieval Vaishnavism, he whose erotic sport in Braja with Radhika and her friends, the cowherd women, represents the union of the divine with the human spirit.
Text used for this translation: MahaPadma Puranam, Part II (Delhi: Nag Publishers, 1984, reprint of Bombay: Shri Venkateswara Press, no date).
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For instance, Robert P. Goldman, “Transsexualism, Gender and Anxiety in Traditional India,” Journal of the American Oriental Society 113: 3 (July–September 1993): 374–401
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Vanita, R. (2000). Padma Purana: Arjuni (Sanskrit). In: Vanita, R., Kidwai, S. (eds) Same-Sex Love in India. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-05480-7_10
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