hi all while going thro this article, there came another doubt,kindly clarify. why most of the avatars- rama, krishna, siva have only sons and no daughters? rgds jayashree. --- Jayaraman <jayaraman.v@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Namaskaram > > I have no scholarly skill to quote scriptures and > pramanas for your query. > That will of-course come from eruidite scholars of > this sacred forum > shortly. > > But, I venture out to express the clarifications > of our gurus which I have > heard in this regard. > > The Godhead Shriya:pathi is everywhere. He is > vibhu. He is vishnu. He is > omnipresent. He has no form and all forms belong to > him. This is to be > understood very clearly. That is why Vedam worships > god in all the elements > of nature and also in pure chit (which is > consciousness). > > But, this consciousness has anata kalyana gunams. > (Unending sacred > qualities). > > For an unrealized soul, God is conceived through > various archa and other > avatarams. He takes a personification to help > enable limited grasp of the > unrealised mind. > > During such personification, The God head takes the > purusha form. This is > not the same like male / female combination of this > evolutionary world. > Purusha is independent and all other forms are > dependent on him. Vedam says > clearly that all living beings are dependent on this > purusha. he is the > only male out there. By Male, here we mean the > "manly" qualities a common > being will attach to. > > During such perceivement, All the sacred kalyana > gunas of this God head are > represented as his vibhutis. They are generally > represented as the female > consorts of the God. They are not "Wives" in the > normal colloquial sense. > They are in no way different from him. To quote the > famous kalidasa, they > are as united as the word and meaning (vAgarthAviva > sambruktau...). Shri is > no different from sridharan. Ma is not different > from madhavan. > > We can't say God has two "wives". That is putting > it little - pardon me > saying this - crudely. He also has divya devis like > brinda, shri, bhu, > neela and other vibhutis. > > Apart from these female consorts, The God head also > has many other special > attributes which are also treated as female > personification. Vishnu mAyA is > one of them. Mother Ganga arose from his feet, so > we can personify them as > its daughter. And so on. > > Please excuse me if there are any mistakes in this. > > Thanks > > Jayaraman > > > > > > _____ > > From: Suchitra Srinivasan > [mailto:suchisrini@xxxxxxxxx] > Sent: 05 July 2004 18:02 > To: SriRangaSri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [SriRangaSri] Why does God have 2 wives? > > > Hello All, > > I am new to this forum and I have been a staunch > devotee of SriManNarayana ever since I was born. > > However off late I have been struggling with a few > questions off late in my mind - > > 1) I am starting to question the fact that why did > God > have 2 wives? Is this whole concept of Vishnu with 2 > wives, a concept created by a man-dominated society > in > the past? > 2) Why wasn't having 2 wives considered unethical > when > God is expected to set an example for us all. > > I would appreciate your view points in this regard. > > Thank You. > Srinivasan. > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers! > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > > ADVERTISEMENT > > <http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=129n2iqkr/M=295196.4901138.6071305.3001176/D=gr > oups/S=1705077013:HM/EXP=1089119331/A=2128215/R=0/SIG=10se96mf6/*http://comp > anion.yahoo.com> click here > > <http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=295196.4901138.6071305.3001176/D=groups/S= > :HM/A=2128215/rand=368678573> > > _____ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > * To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SriRangaSri/ > > > * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > SriRangaSri-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > <mailto:SriRangaSri-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=Unsubscribe> > > > > * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! > Terms of Service > <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> . > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Yahoo! Domains - Claim yours for only $14.70 http://us.click.yahoo.com/Z1wmxD/DREIAA/yQLSAA/VkWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SriRangaSri/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: SriRangaSri-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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