Did Krishna worship Rudra?

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Sri Lakshmi Nrusimha paraBramane nama:

Sri Lakshmi Nrusimha divya paduka sevaka Srivann satakopa Sri

Narayana yatheendra mahadesikaya nama:

 

 

 

Adiyen has a question about Harivamsam as published in NarasimhaPriya

Vishu-kartikai(current) issue. The question stems from passages in

pages 254-256.

 

The background is, Krishna goes to Amaravti to get Parijata tree for

Satyabama. Indra opposes and battle ensues. In the battle, Iravata

is hurt and falls down to earth to pariyatra mountain. This much was

covered in previous issue. The Karthikai issue details the following.

Krishna asks Indra to rest himself and his elehant and offers to

continue the fight next day. Indra agrees and departs.

 

Then Krishna does avahana for Rudra and Uma on a Vilva fruit and

Ganges water and prays to Rudra. Rudra along with Uma and Vrishaba

appears in front of Krishna. Krishna goes on to praise Rudra in many

ways and in praising so, KRISHNA SAYS " I SURRENDER TO YOU TO ACHEIVE

VICTORY AND GLORY. YOU ARE CREATOR OF BRAMHA, BRAMHAPUTRA, SANAKAS,

MYSELF AND ADISESHA. Your wife Uma is glorified in the Vedas as the

MAYA " (Krishna's Stuti of Rudra goes on and on. I have given here only

what perplexes me the most " . Rudra is pleased with Krishna's prayers

and says, " Do not worry. You cannot be won anybody. You are a better

Sura(Braveman) than myself. You will be able to take the tree home " .

 

 

Now what is perplexing me is, All our acharyas quoting from Vedas,

Upanishads and Bhagavat Geetha have affirmed time and again that

Sriman Narayana is the creator of the Universe and all the Lords and

Devathas in the universe. The words of Krishna here contradicts his

words in Geeta. From Chatusloki, i had inferred Lordess Lakshmi is

Maya.

 

I am not sure what is published in Narasimhapriya is correct. If it

is correct then could the esteemed members of this great group

explain these contradictions to me.

 

adiyEn rAmAnuja dAsan

 

Parthasarathy Srinivasan.