Guest guest Posted October 29, 2005 Report Share Posted October 29, 2005 Vishnu one of the greatest gods of Hinduism, is also called Narayana. First mentioned in the Veda as a minor deity.... Why was Narayan first mentioned in the veda as a "minor deity"??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 2005 Report Share Posted October 30, 2005 Where is it mentioned? Can you post the exact verse? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 2005 Report Share Posted October 30, 2005 "(vĬsh´noo) , one of the greatest gods of Hinduism , also called Narayana. First mentioned in the Veda as a minor deity, his theistic cults, known as Vaishnavism, or Vishnuism, grew steadily from the first millennium BC, absorbing numerous different traditions and minor deities. By his worshipers Vishnu is regarded as the supreme God, of whom other gods are secondary manifestations. The early epics the Mahabharata and the Ramayana show considerable Vaishnavite influence. The later Puranas fully elaborate the myths of Vishnu and his avatara (incarnations): Matsya (the fish), Kurma (the tortoise), Varaha (the boar), Narasimha (the man-lion), Vamana (the dwarf), Parashurama (Rama with the ax), Rama, Krishna , Buddha , and Kalkin (who is yet to appear). Vishnu is generally depicted as dark blue in color, crowned, and bearing in his four hands his emblems—the conch, discus, mace, and lotus. His mount is the eagle Garuda, and his consort is Lakshmi, or Shri, the goddess of wealth." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 31, 2005 Report Share Posted October 31, 2005 it's called.... they're making it up. they are pretending to be scholars and know everything when in fact they are just meat-eating westerners. trust me, I know. I've been in the western universities for Sanskrit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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