Guest guest Posted January 18, 2002 Report Share Posted January 18, 2002 De: Brahmatirtha (das) ACBSP (Gainesville, FL - USA) <Brahmatirtha.ACBSP Para: VAST (Vaishnava Advanced Studies) <VAST Fecha: Miércoles 9 de Enero de 2002 4:50 PM Asunto: inquire on rg veda >Prabhus, > a friend sent me this posting asked for a response. Please send to me and i >shall forward. The criticism of Krishna is old and not very scholarly. >ys >bt > < Previous | Next > [ First | Last | Msg >List ] Msg #: Reply Post > >Recommend this Post Ignore this User | Report >Abuse >Hare Krishna over-estimate Krishna. >by: siddons_hodge_1 12/25/01 12:03 pm >Msg: 12 of 13 > >In the more ancient Veda (RigVeda)the name >Krishna occurs , but without any relation to a >great Deity. The earliest mention of Krishna the >son of Devaki, is in the Chhandogya Upanishad, >where he appears to be just a scholar. The was a >great Asura named Krishna, who with 10,000 >followers committed fearful devastation, until he >was defeated by Indra. In another vedic hymn, >50,000 Krishnas are said to have been slain and >it is added in another that his pregnant wives >were slain with him that he might leave no >posterity. This is supposed to have reference to >the Rakshasas or to the dark-coloured aborigenes >of India( non-aryans and perhaps related to the >australian aborigenes). Later a Krishna was >changed into a myth and even in the Supreme >Deity! At the most, Krishna could be the eighth >Avatar of Lord Vishnu. The cult of Krishna is a >sign of degeneration and decline of the aryan >culture of India. http://www.mypurohith.com/Encyclopedia/EnclopK4.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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