Re: Controversies in our epics.
Originally Posted by
Ganeshprasad
Pranam
Never viewed anything other then Ithihas, only humans get tangled in the web off me and mine.
Great instructions in Dharma and the way of correct conduct in society.
Jai Shree Krishna
Pranam
If I may expand a bit more, no doubt both epic, are the history of Bharat Varsa, depicts Rama lila and Krishna lila and it is true that Vaishnava worship both this deities but that does not make it a Vaishnava literature nor does the epic it self make such a claim. Strictly speaking one is a history of Suryavansa and the other a Chandravansa.
Ramayan depicts the nobel character of Shree Ram, Rishi Valmiki does not portray him as Brahman but the emphasis on his role as human, how he is a obedient son, a brother,a friend, a husband and above all a King following proper Dharma but that not all. In its earlier history of Raghu dynasty one would learn the compassion of King Sibi who offered his own flesh to save the dove. Of Harishchandra Satyavadi who did not wavered from the sticking with truth. even today in the city of Kashi bare witness to Harishchandra ghat, people go to Kashi to die to get cremated at the famous ghat. Story of Vishvamitra and his struggle with Brahmrishi Vasitha.
MAHABHARAT is even more varied and each character tops another, i wouldn’t even know where to begin, Lord Krishna is part of it but he comes much later. in the later stage the story revolves mainly around Kurus and the Pandavas. These are epic of great proportion a history of Bharat, no Hindus in India looks upon it as a sectarian literature. it is mischievous of anyone to suggest otherwise.
Jai Shree Krishna
Rig Veda list only 33 devas, they are all propitiated, worthy off our worship, all other names of gods are derivative from this 33 originals,
Bhagvat Gita; Shree Krishna says Chapter 3.11 devan bhavayatanena te deva bhavayantu vah parasparam bhavayantah sreyah param avapsyatha Chapter 17.4 yajante sattvika devan yaksa-raksamsi rajasah pretan bhuta-ganams canye yajante tamasa janah
The world disappears in him. He is the peaceful, the good, the one without a second.
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