Was KrishNa a Saivate? Liquor, sOmapAnam ([Introduction])

[Guest guest]

Dear Shree Srinivasan Iyengar <sriniv1410,

>1)In Mahabharatha it is said that Krishna as a

>practise worsipped Shiva with family. Was he a Saivite?

 

First of all, mere worship of Shiva does not make a person

a Saivite. Saivite is he who has accepted and adopted Saiva-Aagama's

philosophy and practice. For example, SrI Adi Sankara

has worshiped Siva but has categorically rejected and refuted

pAsupatha Saiva Aagama. He is therefore not a Saivite.

He is one amoung the founders of advaita philosophy.

Now comming to your question "Was KrishNa a Saivite?"

Interesting question indeed! SrI KrishNa is an incarnation

of ParamAthma SrIman NArAyaNa:. He is PurushOthama: -

the one and only God. He in his incarnation has followed

and preached the Veda's philosophy and practice. This

conclusively establishes that he is not a Saivite.

Saivam is against Veda and logic (refer PaSupathyadhikaraNam

present in the Brahma sUtra's 2nd chapter 2nd pAda).

It is said that he worshiped Siva etc., not in the meaning

that Siva is supreme etc., but only as per the boon

that SrI KrishNa gave to Siva. Therefore, this establsihes

that Siva is only a jIvAthma like us bound by karma

but SrI KrishNa is the unparalleled and unsurpassed

God and also that SrI KrishNa is NOT a Saivite.

Saivam orginated because of a curse of a Rishi. For

details, refer para-matha-bhangam of SwAmy DESika.

>2)In Mahabharatha Balarama is said to be consuming

>liquor served by Revathi his wife. Did Krishna

>consumed liquor too?

 

BalarAma is a not a direct incarnation of Lord SrIman NArAyaNa.

SrI KrishNa is "ulagam-uNda-peruvAyan"(Tiru-vAi-mozhi). But there is no

mention of SrI KrishNa drinking liquor. As per the

Brahma sUtra "aththA charAcharagrahaNAth", SrI KrishNa

consumes everything (all the material universe composed

of all chit and achit entities) at the final pralaya.

(refer Sruthi which has stated Oodanam and upaSesanam)

One important aspect which I would like to highlight is

that, BhagavAn never violates the SAstra but infact protect

it and preaches it. He strictly follows it during his

incarnations. Bhagavan ate even non-vegetarian food

during some of his incarnations. Such things are as per

SAstra applicable for the form of incarnation that He took.

BhagavAn is akila-hEya-prathyanIka anantha kalyANa guNA

nidhi. He is samastha-chit-achit-vasthu-vilakshaNa

anantha-jgnyAnAnandaika-swarUpa. He has divine body as

per his own sankalpa. He is PurushOthama: Sriya: Pathi:

SrIman NArAyaNa: VAsudEva: VishNu.

But we are jeevas different from him and we have

to follow our dharma which is known through the SAstra

as applicable according to our birth.

>3)In Sree Suktham it is said that "Oh Garuda Consume

>Somabanam "

Many without any knowledge regarding the Veda have started

spreading many apArthams about the sOmapAnam. (not somabanam).

I refuted recently these apArthams in one of my lectures and

explained sOmapAnam using the verses of VEda.

What is sOmapAnam? This question has been answered in a nice

manner by SrImath SatakOpan swAmy in this list. Please

refer his reply in the list archives. You have referred

SrI sUktham? May I request you to kindly quote the verse

which says "Oh Garuda Consume Somabanam ". Anyway, the

Vedic sOmapAnam has no connection with any of the drinks

that are available as of date.

 

Thanks & Regards

M.S.HARI RAmAnuja DAsan.

 

__________________

Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=1

[Guest guest]

Dear devotees,

 

In the Srimad Bhagavatham, Lord siva is glorified as equal to Lord Vishnu,

by the devatas headed by Lord Vishnu after Siva drank poison. May I

understand the Sri Vaishnava view on the same from the devoted scholars here

??

 

Yours humbly

Rajaram V.