"A Hairy Story"

[Guest guest]

Hare Krsna Swamiji, i read this wonderful mail and

loved it as much as all the previous ones, but i have

a small doubt about one thing.

As far as my limited knowledge of the Lord's names

goes i think keshav doesnot have a thing to do with

His hair but means One who sleeps in water, Ke being

the root letter for water and shavam meaning sleeping.

correct me if i am wrong .

your eternal servant

Gokulchandra das

[Guest guest]

for both Mr Krishnaswamy and Gokulchanra das

 

Both of your intrepretation of KESAVA is wrong

according

to my GURUJI

 

The god who killed demon KESI is called as kesavan

 

 

Refer Narayaneeyam

 

 

 

Hariharan

> As far as my limited knowledge of the Lord's names

> goes i think keshav doesnot have a thing to do with

> His hair but means One who sleeps in water, Ke being

> the root letter for water and shavam meaning

> sleeping.

> correct me if i am wrong .

> your eternal servant

> Gokulchandra das

[Guest guest]

I came across somewhere that Keshava is described so

as he was the one who slayed the asura hose name was

Keshi.

 

I am also told that it certainly also has to do with

possessing attractive 'Kesha', hair.

 

 

Srikanth

 

--- Gokulchandra Das <madanmohanji wrote:

> Hare Krsna Swamiji, i read this wonderful mail and

> loved it as much as all the previous ones, but i

> have

> a small doubt about one thing.

> As far as my limited knowledge of the Lord's names

> goes i think keshav doesnot have a thing to do with

> His hair but means One who sleeps in water, Ke being

> the root letter for water and shavam meaning

> sleeping.

> correct me if i am wrong .

> your eternal servant

> Gokulchandra das

[Guest guest]

dear bhagavathas

 

one among so many explanations for kesava here is one

 

kam ithi brahma

iisa:

thava angE vasatha(2) ithi kEsva:

 

to substantiate this in saivism also there is stage of

lord shiva as kesavardha(4) murthi

 

yours

parakaalan

[Guest guest]

Sri Krishnaya Namah!

 

I have also heard Kesava denotes - ke = Brahma; sa=Vishnu; va=Maheshwara. I

don't know the veracity of this, although.

 

sukumar

 

Sri Krishna Parabrahmane Namah!!

 

 

 

 

V Kamban [sMTP:parakaalan]

26/02/2003 10:38 PM

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Re: "A Hairy Story"

 

dear bhagavathas

 

one among so many explanations for kesava here is one

 

kam ithi brahma

iisa:

thava angE vasatha(2) ithi kEsva:

 

to substantiate this in saivism also there is stage of

lord shiva as kesavardha(4) murthi

 

yours

parakaalan

[Guest guest]

Dear Bhagavatas;

Here is an excerpt on the topic from my book "Oh! My God".

Dasoham

Anbil Ramaswamy

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HARIVAMSA

( 46 ) In HARIVAMSA (3.31.48) it is explained why SRI NARAYANA is called

KESAVA.

SIVA addresses Sri Narayana and says "Brahma's name is 'KAH' and I am known

as 'ISA', as I rule over all embodied beings. Both of us were born from your

limbs. Therefore, you are called KESAVA"

 

Kah iti brahmano nama isoham sarva dehinam

Avam tava ange sambuthou tasmat Kesava namavan.

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>V Kamban [sMTP:parakaalan]

>26/02/2003 10:38 PM

>bhakti-list

>Re: "A Hairy Story"

>

>dear bhagavathas

>

>one among so many explanations for kesava here is one

>

>kam ithi brahma

>iisa:

>thava angE vasatha(2) ithi kEsva:

>

>to substantiate this in saivism also there is stage of

>lord shiva as kesavardha(4) murthi

>

>yours

>parakaalan

>

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