Dear all, I think they refer to pita, yellow colour from 10.8.13. Though the gaudiyas claim that they belong to Madhva sampradaya,there is difference in interpretation of the sastras.I think it better be left to them to sort out between themselves. Ramanuja dasi Vedavalli Ranganathan --- madhavaramanujadasa <madhavaramanujadasa@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Here you can see what a Dvaita scholar (yes, he is > from the sampradaya > that Gaudiyas claim to belong to) has to say about > the matter. > > "The context in this case clearly indicates that > "varNaM" refers > only to color. > They also interpret with that meaning for the first > 3 yugas. > > When it comes to the 4th one: > > "kR^ishhNavarNaM kalau kR^ishhNaM sAN^gopAN^gaM > sapArshhadam.h > yaj~naiH saN^kIrtanaprAyairyajanti hi sumedhasaH" > > as in other instances, only similar approach has to > be taken. > > "In Kaliyuga, the black colored Krishna, with > beautiful limbs and > adorned > with jewels and attended by gods is worshipped by > the wise thru > sacrifices > and chanting of His names". > > This they make a pAThAntara > > "kR^ishhNavarNaM tvishA kR^ishhNaM > sAN^gopAN^gAstrapArshhadam.h > yaj~naiH saN^kIrtanaprAyairyajanti hi sumedhasaH" > > and further interpret "tvishA kR^ishhNaM" as > "tvishA.akR^ishhNaM" > and then translate akR^ishhNaM as "golden > complexioned". > > There are too many problems with this approach > > 1. The word "kalau" (indicating in Kaliyuga) is made > missing. > 2. In an off-the-track way kR^ishhNavarNaM is > translated as > repeating the syllable Krishna > 3. akR^ishhNam (not black) can be any color, but > they make it > golden color only. > 4. They attribute to Chaitanya only, where as it can > be attributed > to any fair complexioned person, who chants Lord's > name. > 5. The whole meaning is a stretched, perverted > meaning. > > In this regard, for additional info see, > > Dvaita List > > (user and passwd are dvaita). > > Regards, > > Kesava Rao" > > > > > > ______________________________________________________ Yahoo! for Good Donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/ ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/.itolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> azhwAr emberumAnAr jeeyAr thiruvadigalE saranam Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ramanuja/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: ramanuja-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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