First of all let me tell you that Hinduism is a very liberal religion. Instead of making strict laws about private matters it leaves the ultimate decision to the individual. Also Hinduism is flexible. It believes in moulding its values with time to suit circumstances of a particular era. The...
I read the story. As you know that Indra causes rain. Even Rigved sys the same. Rain is essential for survival of human beings. So what was wrong if villagers of Gokul were expressing gratitude towards Indra by worshipping him ? Why did this hurt Krishna ? Was he jealous ?
You say that. Indra...
How can I convert you ? You and me are both Hindus.
However I feel bad that Indra and Shachi who were such an important deities during Vedic times have now lost their importance.
Hey why do you say that you are leaving this conversation ? Please do post in this thread. I like to read the posts of others. By the way even if I find the appearance of Kali strange and not so appealing its not that I consider her to be some form of devil. I consider her to be Goddess and even...
The image of Kali which you have described or the one which I have seen since childhood is in stark contrast to image of Shachi. Kali looks ferocious while Rigved describes Shachi as endless beauty.
Yes I know about the conflict between Indra and Krishna. Indra started torrential rain in Gokul. But Krishna himself was responsible for this situation. People of Gokul used to worship Indra since a long time. Krishna asked them to stop his worship. Does it befit any God to ask people to stop...
Why did you write this last sentence ? What is the meaning of it ? Is it that what you have written is copy-pasted from somewhere else ? Doesn't matter even if it is copy-pasted. It is not necessary that everything that we post should be our own words.
But still I would like to know why you...
I hope you know the appearance of Goddess Kali. She is black-faced and black-bodied. She has bulging eyes. She always has a tongue sticking out and has ferocious look on her face. On top of it she wears a garland of human skulls. Don't get offended by my above statements. I am not passing any...
Since according to you Krishna is Supreme let me give you a few examples of verses from Bhagvad Gita. In the 10th chapter(Adhyay) of Gita, Krishna describes himself to Arjun as who He is among a group of things. Like among rivers I am Ganga, among seasons I am spring etc.
In 22nd verse of...
You consider Krishna to be Supreme Brahman !!! Krishna is not a separate or independent God. He his just an incarnation of Vishnu. And that incarnation has ended. Krishna died when a hunter shot an arrow at his feet. So he doesn't exist anymore. Vishnu had incarnated as Krishna for a particular...
I am reading Hindi translation not English one.
Yes Rudra is mentioned in Rigved. It is speculated that Rigvedic Rudra became the Puranic Shiva. But it is just a speculation. Shiva is not directly mentioned in Rigved unlike Indra. Neither is Shiva's weapon Trishul mentioned while Indra's...
Well I have certainly not come here to stir anything and I am here to stay for long. By saying "Not worth the bandwidth " you have shown the hollowness of your intellect.
Don't write anything in " ****** ". Such things have no place in religious forum. Either express your views clearly and confidently or just don't express them.
Well let me tell both of you, I have started this thread just to express my views and to know your opinion on it. I am not trying to impose my views on you. In fact no one can do that. Because in faith everything is voluntary. It has to be accepted from heart. Compulsion does not have any place...
To everyone,
Get back to the original topic of discussion. The thread is going some where else. I started this thread to discuss about restarting the worship of Indra.
I want to ask you one thing. Do you consider Puranas to be more authentic than Rigved ? Because if you are worshipping Puranic deities like Shiva, Ganpati, Hanuman, Datta etc. rather than Rigvedic deities like Indra, Agni, Mitra, Varun, Vayu, Maruts, Surya, Ashwini Kumars etc it simply...