hi all
while going thro this article, there came another
doubt,kindly clarify. why most of the avatars- rama,
krishna, siva have only sons and no daughters?
rgds
jayashree.
--- Jayaraman <jayaraman.v@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Namaskaram
>
> I have no scholarly skill to quote scriptures and
> pramanas for your query.
> That will of-course come from eruidite scholars of
> this sacred forum
> shortly.
>
> But, I venture out to express the clarifications
> of our gurus which I have
> heard in this regard.
>
> The Godhead Shriya:pathi is everywhere. He is
> vibhu. He is vishnu. He is
> omnipresent. He has no form and all forms belong to
> him. This is to be
> understood very clearly. That is why Vedam worships
> god in all the elements
> of nature and also in pure chit (which is
> consciousness).
>
> But, this consciousness has anata kalyana gunams.
> (Unending sacred
> qualities).
>
> For an unrealized soul, God is conceived through
> various archa and other
> avatarams. He takes a personification to help
> enable limited grasp of the
> unrealised mind.
>
> During such personification, The God head takes the
> purusha form. This is
> not the same like male / female combination of this
> evolutionary world.
> Purusha is independent and all other forms are
> dependent on him. Vedam says
> clearly that all living beings are dependent on this
> purusha. he is the
> only male out there. By Male, here we mean the
> "manly" qualities a common
> being will attach to.
>
> During such perceivement, All the sacred kalyana
> gunas of this God head are
> represented as his vibhutis. They are generally
> represented as the female
> consorts of the God. They are not "Wives" in the
> normal colloquial sense.
> They are in no way different from him. To quote the
> famous kalidasa, they
> are as united as the word and meaning (vAgarthAviva
> sambruktau...). Shri is
> no different from sridharan. Ma is not different
> from madhavan.
>
> We can't say God has two "wives". That is putting
> it little - pardon me
> saying this - crudely. He also has divya devis like
> brinda, shri, bhu,
> neela and other vibhutis.
>
> Apart from these female consorts, The God head also
> has many other special
> attributes which are also treated as female
> personification. Vishnu mAyA is
> one of them. Mother Ganga arose from his feet, so
> we can personify them as
> its daughter. And so on.
>
> Please excuse me if there are any mistakes in this.
>
> Thanks
>
> Jayaraman
>
>
>
>
>
> _____
>
> From: Suchitra Srinivasan
> [mailto:suchisrini@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 05 July 2004 18:02
> To: SriRangaSri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [SriRangaSri] Why does God have 2 wives?
>
>
> Hello All,
>
> I am new to this forum and I have been a staunch
> devotee of SriManNarayana ever since I was born.
>
> However off late I have been struggling with a few
> questions off late in my mind -
>
> 1) I am starting to question the fact that why did
> God
> have 2 wives? Is this whole concept of Vishnu with 2
> wives, a concept created by a man-dominated society
> in
> the past?
> 2) Why wasn't having 2 wives considered unethical
> when
> God is expected to set an example for us all.
>
> I would appreciate your view points in this regard.
>
> Thank You.
> Srinivasan.
>
>
>
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