Please clarify Lord Krsna's position!!!!!!

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SHRI KRISHNA

 

Lord Krishna is an avatar. Avatar is one who is attune to God

consciousness by birth. Sri Krishna is the ninth incarnation of Lord

Vishnu.He is perhaps the most popular incarnation, so much so, that he

is considered Purnaavatar (the incarnation that was born in the form a

Human but with God realization). To the average Hindu, He is the supreme

statesman, great warrior, dynamic hero, profound philosopher and

teacher, and God himself.

 

In fact, you will find the revitalizing touch of the blue boy of

Brindavan in every facet of a Hindu's life in some form or another.

Krishna's theme can be found in art, music, painting, sculpture,

philosophy, religion, mysticism, poetry and dance.

 

The deity of Sri Krishna plays a significant role in the Hindu pantheon.

His enchanting form, with flute in hand, holds the heart of all Hindus

all over the world. Very often Hindus themselves are confused and

confounded by the paradoxical lifestyles of Lord Krishna. At times they

become critical and questions the very lifestyle of the Lord.

 

 

 

Some questions asked about Sri Krishna include: Why is Lord Krishna blue

in colour? Why is Krishna associated with many woman/wives (gopis). Why

did Krishna steal butter, a seemingly wrong doing by a revered deity?

Why is Krishna always seen with a flute? Why is He always seen with

cows?

 

 

 

Every deed of Sri Krishna, sometimes paradoxical, other times radical

have a deep mystic symbolism. Very often critics superficially look at

it, and fail to understand the deeper meaning, and even criticize the

symbolic manifestations. To a thinking, person his life is thought

provoking and absolutely inspiring.

 

The word Krishna in Sanskrit means, dark or black. Dark represents what

is unknown to us, what we are ignorant of. Atman or the God within, is

unknown to us. We know our body, mind, intellect and their corresponding

external world of objects. But the vitalizing principle within, the

spiritual spark within is unknown to us. This aspect that is unknown to

us is represented by His name Krishna ,the dark colour.

 

Lord Krishna is blue in complexion and always clothed in yellow. Blue

represents infinite. Anything limitless like the sky or ocean is blue in

appearance. Krishna is the manifestation of the infinite Self. Yellow is

the colour of earth, as anything buried in the earth appears yellow

after some time.The blue boy of Brindavan, clothed in yellow, indicates

how the infinite (God) manifests in the finite form as a human being.

Every human being is the manifestation of divinity/God.

 

Krishna adorns a Peacock feather in his hair.The peacock feather is blue

in colour. Blue is the colour that represents the infinite. The Peacock

is one of the most vain animals. Wearing a feather of a vain bird is to

declare the vanity of the Supreme Self, not the little self. It is a

clarion call to us to reach the infinite Self, God realization.

 

Krishna was born in Mathura. His tyrant uncle Kamsa, and Kamsa's wicked

minister Chanoora had imprisoned Krishna's father and usurped the throne

of Mthura. Under the rule of Kamsa there was terrible chaos and

confusion in Mathura. At the age of only seven Krishna destroyed his

uncle and liberated Mathura from the clutches of evil Kamsa and

reinstated peace in the kingdom. Mathura means sweetness. The Land of

Mathura represents mans personality which is sweet - peace and bliss

reigned there. When ego and selfish desires (negative emotions)

represented by Kamsa, rule a mans personality, he suffers from stress

and strain, worries and anxieties. He suffers from mental agitations. He

loses his blissful nature. To regain peace you have to destroy the ego

and egocentric desires represented by Krishna destroying Kamsa and

Chanoora.

 

Krishna's mother was also imprisoned by her tyrant brother Kamsa so that

as soon as Krishna was born, Kamsa could destroy the child (Krishna).

But, miraculously, as soon as Krishna was born, the locks and shackles

of the prison gates broke and the doors flung open. The prison guards

could not hold the child back. His father, Vaasudeva, carried the child

out of the prison in spite of all the obstacles imposed on them. This

episode indicates that the infinite cannot be restricted in the finites

form. Upon God realization, all bonds are gone. You experience absolute

freedom, infinite bliss, the limited world no more binds you. When you

bring about the birth of Krishna, the Divinity within you breaks all

bondage.