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Krishna
Krishna is an important figure in the Hindu faith. He is said to have written the Bhagavad Gita, which is a Hindu religious text. Questions about Krishna can be directed here.
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Did Lord Krishna have magical powers?
Yes he does. He saved a woman in an arena and gave her never ending cloth using magic.
Who do the hare Krishna worship?
Members of the Hare Krishna Movement (more formally known as the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) worship Lord Krishna as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. That includes His various incarnations (called Vishnu Avatars) and His elevated devotees. Examples of Lord Krishna's incarnations would include Lord Rama and Lord Nrsimhadev.
Examples of His elevated/ transcendental devotees would include Radharani, Tulasi.
Most notably, however, for ISKCON Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu is of special significance because He is believed to be a 15th Century incarnation of Radha and Krishna combined.
Krishna was the avatar of which deity?
Krishna was the eighth avatar of Lord Vishnu. The word Krishna literally means 'one with dark complexion' and figuratively 'one who attracts all'.
Who helped Sri Krishna in slaying the demon Narakasura?
Satyabhama helped Sri Krishna in slaying the demon Narakasura.
Krishna was great scientist and politician also,you can call him priest....
Krishna is the supreme personality of godhead why dont you accept it?
BRAHMAN - THE SUPREME HINDU GOD:
Brahman is the supreme Hindu god, guiding and binding force of Hinduism.
It is the commander of the seven basic gods of Hinduism, master of the Varnas and time.
1. The seven Hindu gods:
The seven gods are,
1. Indra - god of dreaming -3
2. Shakti - god of illusion -2
3. Brahma - god of creativity -1
4. Vishnu - god of stabilization -1+1 = 0 Default Hindu god
5. Shiva - god of determination +1
6. Shani - god of status alteration +2
7. Yama - god of compulsion +3
Brahman -3-2-1+0+1+2+3=0
The numbers indicate the power of the gods and (-) indicates retardation of activities.
Greater the power lesser the control. Therefore, Indra and Yama are not worshiped.
Brahman is the absolute preserver and thus would give eternal bliss.
2. The Varnas:
There are four Varnas in Hinduism.
They are,
1. Brahmana Varna
2. Kshatriya Varna
3. Vaishya Varna
4. Shudra Varna
Brahmana Varna gives no freedom at all but most efficient. Shudra Varna gives maximum freedom but is least efficient.
3. Time:
Brahman also enables us to have four different kinds of time
1. Eternal
2. Natural
3. Virtual
4. Transient
Brahman encourages us to make all activities eternal.
BRAHMAN - AS SUPREME GOD:
Under the most chaotic conditions Brahman would make a Hindu to
1. Worship Yama for activities and Indra for rest
2. Use Shudra Varna
3. Make all activities transient.
Under ideal conditions it would make him to be one with itself.
Though, undoubtedly the best god to use, no one can use Brahman in its fullest form.
KRISHNA - THE SUPREME GOD OF ORDINARY HINDUS:
Krishna is the eighth incarnation of Vishnu. Vishnu is the preserver and thus has a positive attitude and a negative attitude. Krishna symbolizes the positive attitude of Vishnu and therefore enables us to grow eternally. It is for this reason that he is the most popular Hindu god in the west.
Use of single god would be opposed by Brahman. Therefore, Krishna is believed to be Brahman itself. For the same reason, Shiva too is considered as the supreme Hindu god.
Therefore, Krishna, as the supreme Hindu god, would give us none of the benefits Brahman would give.
Thus,
1. Krishna is acceptable as supreme god to materialistic modern people
2. Hindus, who want to be rational, have absolute freedom and be masters of their fate, would consider none other than Brahman as the supreme Hindu god.
What is the difference between heaven and moksha as per Geeta?
There are three types of Karma. One is good karma, another is bad karma, another is karma with no attachment to it or karma done in the name of God or in service of god. Good karma takes you to heaven ( or you get good rewards).Bad karma gives you bad rewards (you get lower births and have more difficulties in life) What ever you do good or bad will come back to you. You will have to spend your earning (good or bad) If you go heaven due to your good karma, you will have move out once your good karma is spent. However moksha is escaping out of these cycle of birth and death and reach the God's abode permanently. You can attain mokshawhen you do not have any good or bad karma left unspent with you. But as human being you need to do some karma. hence do karma in service to God, in the name of God, not for yourself. Do not get attached your karma.
If Krishna love to much Radha why he married with rukhmani?
please teel me about if Krishna love to much radha why he married with rukhmani.Krishna radha temples all over.but Krishna rukhmani are not .why .
Why are Vishnu and Krishna Remembered in holi?
Krishna, said to be the 8th avatara (incarnation) of Vishnu, used to celebrate the season of spring, specifically the Dol purnima, playing with abir-gulal along with his playmates in Vrindavan. Hence, they are remembered on Holi.
What are the important teachings of Lord Krishna?
Few of important teachings of Lord Krishna are as follows:
Four Kinds Of actions:
According to Lord Krishna there are four kind of Actions or karma that a human can perform they are,
Kamya Karma- Actions performed for selfish gains,
Nishiddha Karma- Actions that are forbidden by holy texts and scriptures,
Nitya Karma- Actions that must be performed daily and finally
Naimittika Karma-Actions that must be performed on certain special occasions.
Lord Krishna clearly forbade his devotees to perform the first two kinds of Karmas as they lead to rebirth and laid stress on the performance of the latter two as they help in getting Moksha or Nirvana, in other words, salvation.
Liberation and Bondage: Lord Krishna emphasised on being free from all kinds of negative and positive emotions like, joy, sorrow, grief, happiness, jealousy, as they are all illusions or maya. These emotions are ephemeral. All the beings are bonded due to lack of knowledge but they get free and achieve liberation once they realize that the world is nothing but illusion. All the souls taking birth on the Earth must surrender to Lord, be free form attachments to living and non living objects. One should not be conditioned by body or the worldly things around.
Glory Of Satsanga: Lord Krishna described, 'satsanga' as the fastest means to be closer to him and please him. Satsanga literally means being in the company of Sadhus or the knowledgeable one, as it helps in reducing and finally putting an end to attachment of all kinds.
Withdrawal from Sense-Objects: Lord Krishna preached withdrawal from all the sensory- objects as a means to avoid delusion. All the objects of desire ultimately lead to misery. One must control his senses and not run after the pursuit of desires. As soon as one of the desires is fulfilled, another desire takes its place thus creating a vicious circle. One should give up ahmkara or Ego and identify only with God.
Importance of Meditation: Lord Krishna emphasises on the benefits of meditation. It is a means of introspection, looking inside oneself, being close to God and removing oneself from the materialistic world. One should sit in a comfortable position, placing both the hands on the lap and fixing the eyes on the tip of the nose, followed by deep breathing. The mind should be free from all thoughts and chanting only the universal sound of 'Om'.
Path to Life Long Happiness: Lord Krishna describes, Karma(action) Jnana(Knowledge) and Bhakti (Devotion) as the three fold way to attain Lord and please him. This is sure shot way to achieve happiness and Moksha. Being knowledgeable will help perform the right Karma and not worry about the fruit of the action. Devotion to God helps introspect and remove from the worldly desires. The three paths lead to removal of illusion or maya.
History says that Lord Krishna played holi with color of the flower?
That is true.
The flower for color is Gaissu - an orange color flower blossomed on a tree found in plenty in India.
Even today many a people play holi with organic colors like that of Gaissu.
What outlook toward failure and success does Krishna recommend to Arjuna?
Both success and failure results are to be taken with neutral emotions, as they are mere outcomes of the "impact of will, effort and karma" of all the parties involved and also they occur in cycle.
Do you agree that Lord Krishna lifted up the Goverdhan?
I do not agree with this. May be that Lord Krishna took shelter in the caves in the Goverdhan hill to protect his community from excessive rains. No miracles. I have deliberately added the question in the category of Christianity. I want to comment on God and miracles. God is almighty. There should be no two opinions about the same. That means He can set right the things in no time. Then why does God do silly miracles? He will solve the problem in no time.Then why does He do not solve the problems in one stroke? The reason is very simple. The God framed the rules of the nature. If He brakes the rules of nature, then He will contradict Himself only. Obviously He does not brake the rules of the nature.
That is why the Lord Krishna acted like any other mortal being. That is why it was possible for the tiny mob to crucify the Lord Jesus. If you do not entangle yourself in silly things like 1) God takes birth himself. 2) God sent His son 3) God sends the prophets, you come to the conclusion that the purpose of religion is to solve all your problems and become happy, to know the ultimate truth, to reach the abode of God.
There is one thing in common in all the religion. That is they all talk about love, compassion and kindness. Lord Krishna has mentioned at least in three places that unless and until you love others, you can not love the God.
War is permitted only when some body takes an extreme view.
You consider the story of Mahabharata. Here the Lord Krishna was a mediator between to opposite sides. Lord Krishna had a proposal that the five brothers (Pandawa) be given only five villages for survival. Rest of the earth was allowed to be taken by Kauravas. The Duryodhna refused the compromise. Duryodhana said that he will not give the land that can be accommodated on the tip of the needle.
What was the name of lord Krishna sarthi?
Lord Krishna was himself a 'sarathi' (charioteer) to Arjuna aka Partha. Hence he got the name Parthasarathy.
Krishna also had his Sarathi (charioteer) and his name was Daruka
Where chaitanya received enlightenment?
Chaitanya received enlightenment during his pilgrimage. This happened in Gaya, a city in the country of India. Gaya is the second largest city of Bihar.
Who were Nana Nani of lord Krishna?
Krishna have siblings. He have an older brother(Balaram) and a younger sister(Subhatra).
Let me start correcting the word 'Lord'.
In English the word 'Lord' is used for higher class human beings. Shri Krishna was not a human being. Hence let's start using the word 'God Shri Krishna'
The ajnma prabhu had taken this Avtar towards the end of Dwapar Yug. When he went back to Swadham, the Dwapar Yug ended and Kaliyug started. It is about 5100 years as of now.
What are the main differences between Hinduism and the Hare Krishna movement?
Hinduism is a lifestyle described in Vedas which are considered as the voice of God and the oldest written scriptures in the world. Basically it assumes that God does not have any defined form and is omnipresent. While God doesn't have any form, because of the difficulties when one tries to concentrate on a God without any form; our sages suggested that one can assume God in any form while contemplating on God and any such physical form if assumed to be God, would be indeed considered to be God as valid as the God is in his indefinite omnipresent form.
That's why we found God in a number of physical forms in our culture. The physical form may be Rams or Krishna or Shiva or Goddess and on and on. Later the society divided into sects according to gathering of person who pray to a particular firm of God. Then formed the sects like Shaivites, Vaishnavites, Ramites, Krashnites etc. Unfortunately as in other religions, each sect considered itself superior to others and also his God superior to the God of other sects; and these sects even had wars among each other.
In the Middle Ages, the war saw a sudden rise in the followers of Krishnas who consider Chaitanya Mahaprabhu as an incarnation of Krishna. This sect still continues its activities in world and is behind operated in a guru-to-disciple manner. They consider God to be Krishna as the Supreme Godhead, and their way to pray is completely by devotion to the God. This organisation is International Society for Krishna Consciousness or ISKCON. They go place to place and sing Hare Krishna chanting. Several people of other sects and religion can be baptized into ISKCON. This is Hare Krishna Movement. It is a part of Hinduism but far from being the complete Hinduism. Of course for the followers of ISKCON this sect is overall complete Hinduism in itself.
