Guest guest Posted May 12, 2003 Report Share Posted May 12, 2003 > Srila Madhvacarya gives the following quotations from the Tantra > Bhagavata: nava-kotyas tu devanam > rsayah sapta-kotayah > narayanayanah sarve > ye kecit tat-parayanah > "There are ninety million demigods and seventy million sages, who are all > called narayanayana, devotees of Lord Narayana. Among them, only a few are > called narayana-parayana." > > >>> Ref. VedaBase => SB 6.14.5 > > I thought there were 33 Crore (330 million) demigods. Any reason for this > discrepancy, or my understanding is wrong. It appears that ninety million demigods among the 33 crores are naaraayanaaayanas. The word devaanaam in the quote of Srila Madhva is in the possessive case, plural, which indicates that 33 crores (nava-kotyah) AMONGST the devas (devaanaam) are considered naraayanaayanas, devotees of Lord Naaraayana. Your servant, Vidvan-Gauranga das Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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