Guest guest Posted January 10, 2002 Report Share Posted January 10, 2002 > > > In answer to your question; according to Srila Vishvanath Chakravarti > > > Thakur it is acceptable and permissable, as some different coloured > > > shila-stones on Govardhan hill represent different aspects of Krishna, > > > His energies and pastimes. > > > > With respect, I didn't see any such permission in the quotes > > provided below. It might also be a good idea to look into any > > pre-existing vidhis on this before making such an interpretation, > > especially since the compounds of texts 10-11 indicate what Krsna and > > His nitya-siddha associates (all of whom are Deities we worship) > > "mistakenly think," rather than what the rest of us should *do.* > > Moreover, these statements frankly seem much more like poetic figures > > than any kind of injunction for sadhakas like us. > > So does any such vidhi actually exist, or does anyone know if Srila > > Prabhupada or any other acaryas have spoken about it? > you made good points. the only different worship due to 'color' i have > seen is Krishna/Balaram. any other examples? Not to disturb anyone, or to say that it is not bona fide, but I wonder if anyone knows of any solid pramana for worshipping Giriraj as Krishna/Balaram? The only thing I have been offered before was Visvanatha's statement from Vraja Vriti Chintamani which as Mukunda Datta has pointed out does not seem to be so conclusive. Das anudas, Madhavananda Das Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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