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> I do remember reading that when Lord Krishna is killed by
> the arrow of a hunter that strikes his padam (inner portion of
> his foot) and that the entire lineage of both the Pandavas, the
This seems to be similar to ancient Greek myth of Achilles who
was killed by an arrow that hit his heel (a part of his foot;
for those who don't know, Achilles was completely resistant
against any weapon except his heel).
Are these stories independent or have they common source?
At least they have common symbolical meaning.
> Kauravas and Sri Krishna's own lineage ends after that
> (Pradyumna etc are wiped out in eventual wars that follow). May be
> this is not the dissolution of the entire material universe
If it was seems it would imply symbolical meaning of the story
rather than real one, is it common view in Hinduism?
Jerzy Tarasiuk
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