Guest guest Posted November 1, 2005 Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 Hare Krishna I am a neophyte in KC and recently i was asked by someone as to why some of the pictures of Krishna or Vishnu have more than two arms.. but i couldn´t explain it as i have never questioned it myself.. any information would be great! Haribol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avinash Posted November 3, 2005 Report Share Posted November 3, 2005 Some forms of Krsna or Visnu do have more arms than two. Hence, pictures show this. It is quite common to see a picture of Visnu that shows him with four arms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 3, 2005 Report Share Posted November 3, 2005 I dont know exact philosophical reason but feeling is that he has more than 2 arms in his Narayana form for example because he wants to. Its kind of like sayin, why does Krsna have a flute instead of guitar? I have not meant to cause any offence - im jus tryin to make clearer for myself too /images/graemlins/smile.gif Hare Krishna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 First God is unlimited ao its not right to limit him with four hands. When God showers his omnipresence form to Arjuna, he means that he is everything. But still I will answer your question. He is to be depicted as a four-armed male-form: The four arms indicate his all-powerful and all-pervasive nature. The physical existence of Vishnu is represented by the two arms in the front while the two arms at the back represent his presence in the spiritual world. The Upanishad titled Gopal Uttartapani describes the four arms of Vishnu. The color of his skin has to be new-cloud-like-blue: The blue color indicates his all-pervasive nature, blue being the color of the infinite sky as well as the infinite ocean on which he resides. He has the mark of sage Bhrigu's feet on his chest. Also on his chest is the srivatsa mark, symbolising his consort Lakshmi. Around his neck, He wears the auspicious "Kaustubha" jewel, and a garland of flowers. A crown should adorn his head: The crown symbolozes his supreme authority. He is to shown wearing two earrings: The earrings represent inherent opposites in creation - knowledge and ignorance; happiness and unhappiness; pleasure and pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 First God is unlimited ao its not right to limit him with four hands. When God showers his omnipresence form to Arjuna, he means that he is everything. But still I will answer your question. He is to be depicted as a four-armed male-form: The four arms indicate his all-powerful and all-pervasive nature. The physical existence of Vishnu is represented by the two arms in the front while the two arms at the back represent his presence in the spiritual world. The Upanishad titled Gopal Uttartapani describes the four arms of Vishnu. The color of his skin has to be new-cloud-like-blue: The blue color indicates his all-pervasive nature, blue being the color of the infinite sky as well as the infinite ocean on which he resides. He has the mark of sage Bhrigu's feet on his chest. Also on his chest is the srivatsa mark, symbolising his consort Lakshmi. Around his neck, He wears the auspicious "Kaustubha" jewel, and a garland of flowers. A crown should adorn his head: The crown symbolozes his supreme authority. He is to shown wearing two earrings: The earrings represent inherent opposites in creation - knowledge and ignorance; happiness and unhappiness; pleasure and pain. Srikumar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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