ISKCON Deities

[Guest guest]

Why do ISKCON temples have different deities, i.e. Madana-Mohan, Kishore Kishori, etc. How many total different ones are there?

[Guest guest]

Also, concerning Madana-Mohan, I believe Sanatana Goswami discovered it. What does that actually mean...he had it made or found it in the ground? If he found it, who made it?

[Guest guest]

krishna has many names and avataras.

 

so hindus can make temples of krishna with many names.

so hare krishnas do.

 

jai sri prabhupada!

 

 

[Gauracandra 1]

Any pictures of your favorite deities? I remember stumbling across such a beautful Radha deity picture I believe in Russia.

[Guest guest]

radha-krishna.

 

when i worship him,

the deva and devis also join me.

 

just as devotees respect other devotees,

i respect very much the devas and devis also.

they are also krishna devotees,

and serve him.

 

when the president goes to a place,

the governers, mayors, etc also go there.

 

similarly when krishna is at my home,

these devas and devis also have come to honor and worship krishna there.

 

many kare krishna see this and get confused.

they think my bkahti is not avyabhichariNi, and i am a fool that worships devas /devis. i do not argue with them. slowley they will understand.

 

some do. now many hare krishna stores sell pictures of devas and devis. many hare krishnas have names of devas and devis, like ganapati swami, durga, saraswati, etc. so, it is very proper. the hindus understand this well. hare krishnas will, sooner or later. the vedic culture is the mother of KC. so, happy relations with the vedic people (the hindus) is a good thing.

 

jai sri prabhupada!

 

 

[gHari 0]

Madhav, you always say "jai sri prabhupada". Do you mean "Jai Srila Prabhupada" or "Jaya Srila Prabhupada"? I am not accustomed to seeing "Sri" before a sadhu's name. Is this a local thing?

[Avinash 0]

In India, "Sri" is used for giving respect to a person who is male.

[Guest guest]

What is the difference between sri, srila and sripada ?

[Guest guest]

most hindus use sri or shree.

bengalis use srila.

 

i think the meaning is the same.

 

Shree means Lakshimi devi also.

 

so then what does it mean to put shree before a name?

i think it means the man is not a waster of money or time.

he means business, is a rational person. he is not an asura.

 

then in some part of india there was common practice of writing "bhai shree 5" instead of shree.

this means the man is recognized as a good man at least by 5 other good men. for a poojari or a sanyasi the number culd be 108, for an aacharya it could be 1008, etc.

 

now a days hardly any one used these words.

 

if you know srila has different meaning, please let me know.

i am not a bengli.

 

jai sri krishna!

 

[Guest guest]

vishunpada means one who has surrendered to vishnu's lotus feet. or, one is as good as the lotus feet of vishnu.

 

so, sripada would mean one who has surrendered to lakshmi devi's lotus feet. or, one is as good as the lotus feet of lakshmi devi.

 

jai sri krishna!

 

[Guest guest]

In one of the chapters at thebeginning of his book Sri Guru Vandana ,Srila Gour Govinda Swami gives a beautiful description of the meaning of Sri. It is too long for me to copy out here but if you have the book it is in there.

 

Dasi

[Guest guest]

iskcon constitution is iskcon law that prohibits the use of the word srila for any living guru.

[srivats 0]

 

Haribol !

 

Being born in southern part of india in Brahmin family , i see numerous devas and devis around , And to me , if you call him by name Shiva or Ganapathy or Muruga he doesnot mind , When u worship any one of the devas or devis ( ppl sayt demigods , but i am not fully aware of that concept )

 

Krishna will himslef help you through the Deva or Devis name , many people here fight on the name of Vishu and Shiva, but our great acharyaas and puranaas says that both are same and not different.

 

Madhava Kesava Madhana Gopala

Srivats