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Re: Paintings of Krishna
In article <4rejr8$r0b@babbage.ece.uc.edu>, jackphel@ix.netcom.com (Jack
Phelan ) wrote:
> In <4qa46r$las@babbage.ece.uc.edu> chj65@CNSVAX.ALBANY.EDU (CAROL H.
> JEWELL) writes:
> >
> >Does anyone know why, in paintings of Krishna, his face is often blue?
> >
> >TIA,
> >Carol
> >
> I was taught that Lord Krishna, as a great spiritual Being, had an aura
> that was a light blue color. Some people interpreted this as meaning
> that He had blue skin.
>
> Jack
Krishna stands for infiniteness. Anything infinite looks blue to the human
eye- sky, the sea etc. It is symbolic to indicate the infiniteness.
Hari Om
Sadananda
--
What you have is His gift to you and what you do with what you have is your
gift to Him. - Swami Chinmayanada
