Guest guest Posted September 8, 2003 Report Share Posted September 8, 2003 Does the colour of a deity have connection with the rasa of the god or goddess? I know deities being black, blue, red, golden, white and smoke-coloured. Any more? Can a Hindu deity be green, like the Green Tara of Tibetan Buddhism? Which colour represents which mood? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2003 Report Share Posted September 8, 2003 Black and/or blue colored deities are usually wrathful.Red deities tend to be lustful or involved with fertility. Yellow deities often are involved with wealth and abundance. White deities are concerned with bringing peace. Green deities are rare in Hinduism, offhand the only example I can think of is Lord Yama, God of the Dead. There are planetray associations with the colors: Sun (Surya) is dark red Moon (Chandra) is milky white Mars (Kuja) is bright red Mercury (Budha) is green Jupiter (Brihaspati) is yellow Venus (Shukra) is transparent, or rainbow-opalescent Saturn (Shani) is black, blue, or purple Tne North Node (Rahu) is smokey-colored Tibetan Buddhists associate these colors with "poisons" or sinful behaviors: White = delusion, black or blue = anger, yellow = pride/vanity, red = attachment/ lust, green = jealousy. -- Len/ Kalipadma On Sun, 7 Sep 2003 22:18:17 -0700 (PDT) akka_108 <akka_108 writes: > Does the colour of a deity have connection with the rasa of the god > or goddess? > I know deities being black, blue, red, golden, white and > smoke-coloured. Any more? > Can a Hindu deity be green, like the Green Tara of Tibetan Buddhism? > Which colour represents which mood? > ______________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2003 Report Share Posted September 8, 2003 What about Krishna? He is blue, but surely not wrathful. kalipadma wrote: Black and/or blue colored deities are usually wrathful.Red deities tend to be lustful or involved with fertility. Yellow deities often are involved with wealth and abundance. White deities are concerned with bringing peace. Green deities are rare in Hinduism, offhand the only example I can think of is Lord Yama, God of the Dead. There are planetray associations with the colors: Sun (Surya) is dark red Moon (Chandra) is milky white Mars (Kuja) is bright red Mercury (Budha) is green Jupiter (Brihaspati) is yellow Venus (Shukra) is transparent, or rainbow-opalescent Saturn (Shani) is black, blue, or purple Tne North Node (Rahu) is smokey-colored Tibetan Buddhists associate these colors with "poisons" or sinful behaviors: White = delusion, black or blue = anger, yellow = pride/vanity, red = attachment/ lust, green = jealousy. -- Len/ Kalipadma On Sun, 7 Sep 2003 22:18:17 -0700 (PDT) akka_108 <akka_108 writes: > Does the colour of a deity have connection with the rasa of the god > or goddess? > I know deities being black, blue, red, golden, white and > smoke-coloured. Any more? > Can a Hindu deity be green, like the Green Tara of Tibetan Buddhism? > Which colour represents which mood? > ______________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2003 Report Share Posted September 9, 2003 Krishna is also black..see Radha Syama as one example...the total opposite of being wrathful ... Stavavali devi dasi -----a message dated 09/09/2003 03:17:50 GMT Daylight Time, akka_108 writes: > What about Krishna? > He is blue, but surely not wrathful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2003 Report Share Posted September 9, 2003 Isn't Vishnu also usually depicted blue-skinned? He isn't usually depicted in wrathful aspect is he? Seawitch - akka_108 Monday, September 08, 2003 8:49 PM Re: colour and mood What about Krishna? He is blue, but surely not wrathful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2003 Report Share Posted September 9, 2003 In Krishna's case.. it is stated in the puranas that he was so dark that his complexion was said to resemble the blue clouds.. in kali's case .. it surely symbolishes wrath but black also symbolishes the all-absorbing power of God.. just as all colours are "lost" once it is in contact with black.. also signifying a human;s soul totally lost in God's love... , "Seawitch" <menekse@t...> wrote: > Isn't Vishnu also usually depicted blue-skinned? He isn't usually depicted in wrathful aspect is he? > > Seawitch > > - > akka_108 > > Monday, September 08, 2003 8:49 PM > Re: colour and mood > > > What about Krishna? > He is blue, but surely not wrathful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2003 Report Share Posted September 9, 2003 I have never seen a picture of wrathful Vishnu. Seawitch <menekse wrote:Isn't Vishnu also usually depicted blue-skinned? He isn't usually depicted in wrathful aspect is he? Seawitch - akka_108 Monday, September 08, 2003 8:49 PM Re: colour and mood What about Krishna? He is blue, but surely not wrathful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2003 Report Share Posted September 9, 2003 Dear friends, Nrusimha is the form of wrathful visnu. He mantra starts with "ugram....." meaning wrath. with warm regards shankar --- akka_108 <akka_108 wrote: > I have never seen a picture of wrathful Vishnu. > > Seawitch <menekse wrote:Isn't > Vishnu also usually depicted blue-skinned? He isn't > usually depicted in wrathful aspect is he? > > Seawitch > > - > akka_108 > > Monday, September 08, 2003 8:49 PM > Re: colour and mood > > > What about Krishna? > He is blue, but surely not wrathful. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2003 Report Share Posted September 10, 2003 The blueness of Krishna (and Ram, and Narasimha, and all the other Avatars) is derived from Vishnu. I've read that Vishnu is dark because he is totally Sattvic, and so contains all light within himself (but little of it escapes). Krishna is very playful, and often erotic, but wouldn't you say that when it comes to defeating evil, he is divine wrath personified? -- Len/ Kalipadma On Mon, 8 Sep 2003 17:49:20 -0700 (PDT) akka_108 <akka_108 writes: > What about Krishna? > He is blue, but surely not wrathful. > > kalipadma wrote: > > > Black and/or blue colored deities are usually wrathful.Red deities > tend > to be lustful or involved with fertility. Yellow deities often are > involved with wealth and abundance. White deities are concerned > with > bringing peace. Green deities are rare in Hinduism, offhand the > only > example I can think of is Lord Yama, God of the Dead. > ______________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2003 Report Share Posted September 10, 2003 Dear prabhu, As far as I've known, Lord Sri Rama is green in colour. Maybe in some parts of the world, He is worshipped in His true green colour. Therefore, a green Hindu deity if possible would be Lord Sri Rama. Green means truth, and this represents Lord Sri Rama as I feel. Please feel free to ask me more questions. Hare Krishna! akka_108 <akka_108 wrote: Does the colour of a deity have connection with the rasa of the god or goddess? I know deities being black, blue, red, golden, white and smoke-coloured. Any more? Can a Hindu deity be green, like the Green Tara of Tibetan Buddhism? Which colour represents which mood? Sponsor if (document.domain.indexOf("") != -1)document.domain="";var lrec_target="_top";var lrec_URL = new Array();lrec_URL[1] = "http://rd./M=245783.3850293.5098519.1456761/D=egroupweb/S=1705075991:H\ M/A=1485589/R=0/id=flashurl/SIG=11b5iavbv/*http://www.atlanticvideo.com/clients/\ ccom";var link="javascript:LRECopenWindow(1)";var lrec_flashfile = 'http://us.a1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/a/1-/flash/us_catholic/300_250_b.swf?clickTAG\ ='+link+'';var lrec_altURL = "http://rd./M=245783.3850293.5098519.1456761/D=egroupweb/S=1705075991:H\ M/A=1485589/R=1/id=altimgurl/SIG=11b5iavbv/*http://www.atlanticvideo.com/clients\ /ccom";var lrec_altimg = " ";var lrec_width = 300;var lrec_height = 250; Krishnadasi E-mail: joisabc Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Messenger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2003 Report Share Posted September 10, 2003 Dear friends, krishna is dark in colour. we call a black cobra as krishna sarpa. krishna is depicted as blue in color after the kalinga mardana where he did a dance on kalia the poisonous serphant after winning over it. Because of the poison his body become blue in colour hence he became a neela megha shyamala.else where in nawadwip/west bengal there is golden image of krishna also called of gour guaranga. so we have several attributes of sri krishna(atya thista dasa angulam as always).intresting. with warm regards shankar --- Seawitch <menekse wrote: > Isn't Vishnu also usually depicted blue-skinned? He > isn't usually depicted in wrathful aspect is he? > > Seawitch > > - > akka_108 > > Monday, September 08, 2003 8:49 PM > Re: colour and mood > > > What about Krishna? > He is blue, but surely not wrathful. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2003 Report Share Posted September 11, 2003 Krishna, Rama, Vishnu, are all described as <shyama>, which is translated as "dark," but can more accurately be described as blue, or green, or blue-green in a shade reminiscent of a stormcloud. In the illustrations of the calendar published by the Hindu Temple Society of North America, Mother Parvati is always colored a dark green. In the old days, almost every Deity had a polychromatic skin tone. Ganesh was red, Lakshmi was golden, Saraswati was snow-white. Nowadays, with the exceptions of blue Krishna and blue-black Kali, most of the Devas are portrayed in popular prints as pink complexioned, a shade which makes them look Northern European, rather than South Asian. Any idea why the paler complexions were popularized? -- Len/ Kalipadma On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 22:10:08 +0100 (BST) =?iso-8859-1?q?Krishnadasi?= <joisabc writes: > Dear prabhu, > > As far as I've known, Lord Sri Rama is green in colour. Maybe in > some parts of the world, He is worshipped in His true green colour. > Therefore, a green Hindu deity if possible would be Lord Sri Rama. > Green means truth, and this represents Lord Sri Rama as I feel. > Please feel free to ask me more questions. > ______________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2003 Report Share Posted September 11, 2003 Namaste Len ... I think it may have something to do with Raja Ravi Varma and the evolution of lithography in India, both of which initially approached Indian subjects on a European model. Check out this article, posted a few days ago: /message/7081 In fact, I think the trend might be reversing itself now. For example, I recently obtained a print of Ganga Devi, in which she actually looks like she's from Southern India rather than South Wales. I'll try to post a scan by tomorrow if you're interested. DB *** Nowadays, with the exceptions of blue Krishna and blue-black Kali, most of the Devas are portrayed in popular prints as pink complexioned, a shade which makes them look Northern European, rather than South Asian. Any idea why the paler complexions were popularized? *** > > -- Len/ Kalipadma > > > On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 22:10:08 +0100 (BST) =?iso-8859-1?q? Krishnadasi?= > <joisabc> writes: > > Dear prabhu, > > > > As far as I've known, Lord Sri Rama is green in colour. Maybe in > > some parts of the world, He is worshipped in His true green colour. > > Therefore, a green Hindu deity if possible would be Lord Sri Rama. > > Green means truth, and this represents Lord Sri Rama as I feel. > > Please feel free to ask me more questions. > > > > > ______________ > The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! > Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! > Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2003 Report Share Posted September 12, 2003 Is there some way to order this book in the United States? And, yes, please send the Ganga Devi print! -- Len/ Kalipadma On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 14:47:50 -0000 "Devi Bhakta" <devi_bhakta writes: > Namaste Len ... > > I think it may have something to do with Raja Ravi Varma and the > evolution of lithography in India, both of which initially > approached Indian subjects on a European model. Check out this > article, posted a few days ago: > > /message/7081 > > In fact, I think the trend might be reversing itself now. For > example, I recently obtained a print of Ganga Devi, in which she > actually looks like she's from Southern India rather than South > Wales. I'll try to post a scan by tomorrow if you're interested. > ______________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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