Union of the Lover and the Loved: A Study of Krishna Consciousness in Pratibha Ray's Yajnaseni

The present paper is an attempt to study Krishna Consciousness in Pratibha Ray"s Yajnaseni. Krishna Consciousness is a state of realisation in which an individual acts in complete accord with the Divine or Krishna in order to attain Self- Realisation i.e. to become one with God. The present paper will try to study the journey of Draupadi from a state of Trishna (hunger) to Krishna Consciousness through her unconditional devotion and surrender. It will also explore how the colour Blue is used by the author as a metaphor of Pure Consciousness and expansiveness of human heart. The focus of this paper will be on how Blue is one of the aspect of Krishna"s Divinity and how its magic worked on Draupadi to become with God.