Shri Krishna Poorna-Avtar, Shri Rama ?

[sanjiv 0]

I was wondering if someone could give me details of why our scriptures do't consider Shri Rama as Poorna-Avtar (He is possesing 12 Kalas or Virtues) but Shri Krishna is possesing all the 16 Kalas ?

 

How are these Kalas counted ?

 

Kindly share details

[Guest guest]

was complete and that could be witnessed from his activities-he was a philosopher, politician, diplomat, warrior, yogi, lover, renunciant etc. etc. It is impossible for one person to possess all these and that too in totality. Therefore, Krishna wasn't only the Supreme Person but while descending, he came with all his opulences. Rama didn't because his mission was to establish an ethical govt. and to teach people how to establish Dharma-rajya.

 

So it's not that Rama was inferior but his purpose was limited to one aspect of life, namely how a king should be a raja-rishi and establish his kingdom based on dharma. Krishna's mission was diverse, it was multi-faceted. He descended to teach practically everything under the sun, from politics and diplomacy to the highest flights of Vedanta and yoga. So people say krishna was purna-avatar not because he was superior to Ram (because they were both one and the same) but because his mission was integral and all-inclusive.

[Guest guest]

i absolutely agree..

 

one aspect is that rama respected social duties

 

krsna transcendend even them showing that god is above everything

 

of course ram and krsna are both... krsna..

[maadhav 0]

rAma is maryAdA purusottama incarnation.

he accepted limits as to what he can do in his lila.

 

krishna is pUrna purushottama incarnation.

he had no limits.

 

[sanjiv 0]

How are the Kalas counted ?