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Namaskaram

Regarding your discussion about the text Brahma Samhita. There are two 
texts by this name. There is indeed a pancaratra samhita by that name. 
However the other text by that name is a text only accepted by Gaudiya 
Vaisnavas. Hence your discussion with a Mr. Krishna das who is 
obviously a Gaudiya Vaisnava. The Gaudiya text is said to have been 
found by Sri Chaitanya on his Southern Indian tour of circa 1512 A.D. 
at the temple of Tiruvattur. It comprises of one chapter only (the 
fifth) of a proported larger work. The theological doctrine of the 
Gaudiya Vaisnavas is that Lord Krishna is the avatari or source of all 
other avatarams. This of course is not accepted by the other Vaisnava 
sampradayas. However since they are still Vaisnavas they also venerate 
the other avataras of Lord Visnu. It is not uncommon for some ekanta 
Vaisnavas to have exclusive reverence for their particular ishta devata 
or favorite incarnation.

As for your assertion that Buddha deva was an incarnation of Lord 
Visnu, that is accepted by Madhvas and Gaudiyas but not by Sri 
Vaisnavas. There are three different concepts of the Dasavataram 
according to the three sampradayas. Gaudiyas follow the concept given 
in Gita Govinda by saint Jayadeva which teaches that Lord Krishna is 
the avatari and Buddha deva is an avataram, therefore they exclude Lord 
Krishna from the 10. Madhvas include Lord Krishna and Buddha deva in 
the 10 but reject Balarama as they accept him as only jivatma not as 
Visnu Himself. Sri Vaisnavas include Lord Krshna and Balarama as 
avatarams of Lord Visnu but reject Buddha deva due to his teaching 
against the Vedas.

It is useless to argue with Gaudiyas about their concept of Lord 
Krishna being the origin of Lord Narayana. It is part of their 
sampradayas doctrine and no amount of arguing will change their minds 
on this. However IMHO it makes no real difference as all Vaisnavas 
accept Lord Krishna as equally worshipable.

adiyen

Keshava das






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