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Why only Krishna?Why only Krishna?
Is Hindu religion
Pantheistic?
Is Hindu religion
Pantheistic?
& promotes worship of many
equal Gods?
& promotes worship of many
equal Gods?
John Walters in his book ‘WORLD
RELIGION’ sarcastically mentions
A religion with high God to man ratio
One God for every 3 men !!!
One God for every 3 men !!!
Let’s analyze what the
scriptures say
Lord Krishna mentions in the Bhagavad-Gita
Lord Krishna mentions in the Bhagavad-Gita
ahaà sarvasya prabhavo
mattaù sarvaà pravartate
iti matvä bhajante mäà
budhä bhäva-samanvitäù
ahaà sarvasya prabhavo
mattaù sarvaà pravartate
iti matvä bhajante mäà
budhä bhäva-samanvitäù
I am the source of all spiritual and material worlds. Everything emanates from Me. REF. Bg 10.8
aham ädir hi devänäà
maharñéëäà ca sarvaçaù
In every respect, I am the source of the demigods
and sages.REF. Bg 10.2
mattaù parataraà nänyat
kiïcid asti dhanaïjaya
mayi sarvam idaà protaà
sütre maëi-gaëä iva
O conqueror of wealth, there is no truth superior to Me. Everything rests upon Me, as pearls are
strung on a thread.REF. Bg 7.7
O conqueror of wealth, there is no truth superior to Me. Everything rests upon Me, as pearls are
strung on a thread.REF. Bg 7.7
vedaiç ca sarvair
aham eva vedyovedänta-kåd
veda-vid eva cäham
By all the Vedas, I am
to be known.
Indeed, I am the
compiler of Vedänta, and I am
the knower of the Vedas.REF. Bg 15.15
After seeing the universal form of Krishna, Arjuna says
paraà brahma paraà dhäma
pavitraà paramaà bhavän
puruñaà çäçvataà divyam
ädi-devam ajaà vibhum
Arjuna said: You are the
Supreme Personality of Godhead, the
ultimate abode, the purest, the Absolute Truth. …
… You are the eternal,
transcendental, original person, the unborn, the
greatest.
ähus tväm åñayaù sarve
devarñir näradas tathä
asito devalo vyäsaù
svayaà caiva bravéñi me
All the great sages such as Närada, Asita,
Devala and Vyäsa confirm
this truth about You, and
now You Yourself are
declaring it to me.
REF. Bg 10.12-13
Just like the design engineers
& Bill Gates at MICROSOFT will best know about
their latest software.
Just like the design engineers
& Bill Gates at MICROSOFT will best know about
their latest software.
Likewise the
compiler of ALL the Vedic
literatures will best
know who Supreme Lord is.
All the Vedic literatures
are compiled by
Srila Vyasadeva- who is the
literary incarnation
of God.
Srimad-Bhagavata
m is final work of
Vyasadeva
In Srimad-Bhagavatam Vyasadeva mentions various
incarnations of Supreme
Lord
Vämana
Nåsiàha
Kurma
Buddha
Kapila
Varaha
Parashurama
Krishna &
Balarama
RamaRama
After mentioning various
incarnations, he writesete cäàça-kaläù puàsaù
kåñëas tu bhagavän svayam
indräri-vyäkulaà lokaà
måòayanti yuge yuge
ete cäàça-kaläù puàsaù
kåñëas tu bhagavän svayam
indräri-vyäkulaà lokaà
måòayanti yuge yuge
All of the above-
mentioned incarnations are either
plenary portions or
portions of the
plenary portions of the Lord,
but,
Lord Çré Kåñëa is
the original Personality
of Godhead.
All of them appear on
planets whenever there is a
disturbance created by
the atheists.
All of them appear on
planets whenever there is a
disturbance created by
the atheists.
The Lord incarnates to protect
the theists.REF. SB 1.3.28
The Lord incarnates to protect
the theists.REF. SB 1.3.28
THEN WHO ARE THE DEVATAS?THEN WHO ARE THE DEVATAS?
Just like in our
country there is
one prime minister
& so many ministers.…& so many
ministers.…Likewise
…Likewise
…
The demigods are empowered
administrators of material affairs. The supply of air, light, water and all other
benedictions for maintaining the body
and soul of every living entity is entrusted …
The demigods are empowered
administrators of material affairs. The supply of air, light, water and all other
benedictions for maintaining the body
and soul of every living entity is entrusted …
… to the demigods, who
are innumerable assistants in
different parts of the body of the
Supreme Personality of
Godhead.REF. Bg 3.11
… to the demigods, who
are innumerable assistants in
different parts of the body of the
Supreme Personality of
Godhead.REF. Bg 3.11
The Supreme Lord, who is known as the yajïa-puruña, or the personal beneficiary
of all sacrifices, is the master of all the
demigods, who serve Him as the different limbs of
the body serve the whole.
The Supreme Lord, who is known as the yajïa-puruña, or the personal beneficiary
of all sacrifices, is the master of all the
demigods, who serve Him as the different limbs of
the body serve the whole.
When Lord Kåñëa is
worshiped, the
demigods, who are different
limbs of the Lord,
are also automatically worshiped;
therefore there is no separate need to
worship the demigods.
kämais tais tair håta-jïänäù
prapadyante ’nya-devatäù
taà taà niyamam ästhäya
prakåtyä niyatäù svayä
Those whose intelligence has been
stolen by material desires surrender unto
demigods and follow the particular rules and
regulations of worship according to their own
natures.REF. Bg 7.20
Those whose intelligence has been
stolen by material desires surrender unto
demigods and follow the particular rules and
regulations of worship according to their own
natures.REF. Bg 7.20
yo yo yäà yäà tanuà bhaktaù
çraddhayärcitum icchatitasya tasyäcaläà
çraddhäàtäm eva vidadhämy
aham
I am in everyone’s heart as the Supersoul. As soon as
one desires to worship some demigod, I make his faith
steady so that he can devote himself to that
particular deity. REF. Bg 7.21
I am in everyone’s heart as the Supersoul. As soon as
one desires to worship some demigod, I make his faith
steady so that he can devote himself to that
particular deity. REF. Bg 7.21
sa tayä çraddhayä yuktas
tasyärädhanam éhate
labhate ca tataù kämän
mayaiva vihitän hi tän
Endowed with such a faith, he endeavors to
worship a particular
demigod and obtains his desires. …
Endowed with such a faith, he endeavors to
worship a particular
demigod and obtains his desires. …
… But in actuality
these benefits are bestowed by Me alone.REF. Bg 7.22
… But in actuality
these benefits are bestowed by Me alone.REF. Bg 7.22
antavat tu phalaà teñäà
tad bhavaty alpa-medhasäm
devän deva-yajo yäntimad-bhaktä yänti mäm
api
Men of small intelligence worship the
demigods, and their fruits are
limited and temporary. Those who worship the
demigods go to the planets of the demigods,
…
but My devotees ultimately reach My supreme planet.
REF. Bg 7.23
but My devotees ultimately reach My supreme planet.
REF. Bg 7.23
Towards the end of Bhagavad-gita Lord Krishna
emphatically says:sarva-dharmän parityajya
mäm ekaà çaraëaà vraja
ahaà tväà sarva-päpebhyo
mokñayiñyämi mä çucaù
Abandon all varieties of religion and
just surrender unto Me. I
shall deliver you from all
sinful reactions. Do
not fear.REF. Bg 18.66
We summarize:There is one and only one
Supreme God.
There are many
incarnations, but
Krishna is the original
Supreme Personality
of Godhead.
There are many
incarnations, but
Krishna is the original
Supreme Personality
of Godhead.
This the verdict of Vyasadeva & other
great acharyas.
This the verdict of Vyasadeva & other
great acharyas.
Krishna personally declares in Bhagavad-gita that
there is no TRUTH
superior to Him & He is
the source of everything.
Just like there is one prime minister & many
other ministers, likewise …
Just like there is one prime minister & many
other ministers, likewise …
… there is one Supreme God & many demigods & demigoddesses. (devi &
devatas)
… there is one Supreme God & many demigods & demigoddesses. (devi &
devatas)
The demigods
are innumerable assistants of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
and are empowered administrato
rs of material affairs.
Those who are devotees of other gods and who
worship them with faith actually worship
Krishna ONLY, but they do so
in a wrong way.
Krishna recommen
ds worshipin
g Him alone (mäm ekaà
çaraëaà vraja).
Krishna recommen
ds worshipin
g Him alone (mäm ekaà
çaraëaà vraja).
Hare Krishna!