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Re: Vishnua and Shiva
I am confused.
Narender Reddy <npreddy@brain.biomed.uakron.edu> wrote: ...
> First, let me pont out that one's beliefs are based on his/her karma.
>Similar to the material knowledge, spiritual knowledge has to be learned
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>lifes. There are eighteen Puranas: six for the sathviks (mode of
>goodness) who are seeking pure knowledge; six puranas are for the
>Rajasiks (mode of passion); and six puranas are written for the
>thamasiks (mode of ignorence).
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I trust that understanding of the above implies that we are discussing
on the level of the Satvik Puranas.
>Although I would not like to make comments as to who is the supreme
>personalitry of Godhead, I would like to point out some facts:
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>suktha concludes "Hreeshyathe Lakshimshya Pathnow....." He is the the
>Supreme
>purusha who has the godess lakshmi and the godess of shyness as his
>concerts. Thus, the Purusha suktha which is accepted by every sect of
>hinduism and sung during abhishekam in every temple, clearly points out that
>Narayana is
>the Supreme Personality of Godhead and that everything is emnated from Him.
Is Narayana another name for Krishna or Vishnu? Can I also refer to
Shiva or Brahma as Narayana? How about Allah?
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>He is everything, therefore, why fight? It is said "Like all rivers flow
>into the great ocean, Namaskaras performed to all demigods finally reach
>Krishna." Krishna said "Whom ever you believe, I make that belief strong
>by taking offerings through that demi-god and grant those wishes."
Can I say that Shiva spoke through the mouth of Krishna or can it only
be that Narayana spoke through Krishna?
>The discussion as to who is supreme is age old. Peri-Alwar of south
>India has long ago proved the supremacy of Lord Vishnu over the other two.
What does this mean? If Vishnu is supreme, is Vishnu another name for
Narayana?
>Of the trinity, one has washed the second person's feet, and the third
>has sprinkled that water over his own head. Now, who is great?: Obvisously
>the person whose feet was washed. When Lord Vishnu took the incarnation
>of Vamana, Lord Brahma washed his feet. This holy water purifies sins
>since it is emnating from the feet of Lord Hari. It has been brought to
>the earth by king Bhageeratha and is flowing as the sacred river. Yes, It
>was sprinkled on Lord Shiva's head since he is bearing the force of
>Ganaga. This act alone ponts out that Lord Narayana is supreme.
Hari = Narayana ? = Vishnu?
>Let us forget the discussion as to who is supreme. let us progress
>through life toward attainment of oneness with the supreme. Eventually,
>we will discover that He has to give us the knowledge, and when we get
>that knowledge, we will always desire to serve Him. Complete knowledge
>about the infinite can not be obtained by finite means. However, try to
>read all the puranas and decide for yourself.
But if we should forget who is supreme, why is it mentioned so many
times?
>With all glories to the Lrd Narayana, I remain,
>sincerely
>Narender P. Reddy, Ph.D.
Could you, with equal sincerity say
"With all glories to the Lrd Shiva" or
"With all glories to Allah"
without feeling any doubt?
Peace and blessings.
SV Singam
Minden, Penang
Truth, viewed from any angle, remains truth.
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