Subala 1 Report post Posted September 8, 2003 Any more information about Avatars and places other than India? just wondering.... San Diego is much better weather than Delhi.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Raguraman 0 Report post Posted September 9, 2003 Hare Krishna, Some avataras did not come to this planet Earth. Lord Krishna comes where his devotees reside and it happned to be mother India. What a blessing for her. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Govindaram 1 Report post Posted September 9, 2003 Lord Nirsimha's pastimes were mostly on another planet, but I can't find out much info on it. /images/graemlins/confused.gif Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted September 9, 2003 Today is the grandest festivals of all, for Malayalies world-wide And the area well-knit community of people, more than thirty million plus For them is Onam today, the day they cherish The memories of an Emperor so great. The legend has it that five millennia back The benevolent Mahabali, king of kings Grandson of Prahlad, the Pious And great grandson of Hiranyakashipu of Narasimha fame Ruled from the Southern tip of this land, The land that was the splendor and wonder of the East. King Bali (peace be upon him) ruled his subjects so great Poverty, corruption and deception were unknown in his land People were happy, peace and prosperity blessed them all. The king was so pious and so magnanimous That he touched no water and food Till he made offerings to the learned and the needy. Ably guided by his Guru, the great DanavaAcharya Sukra, The awe and envy of the Deva clan, Mahabali ruled well, his name and fame spread far and wide. True to their nature, the rulers of Deva clan Panicked and pissed, for they knew that in a battle royal They cannot humble down the Chakravarty of the Asuras great. Devised a deceptive and treacherous plan Send a man in the guise of a Brahmin boy Sought a commitment from Bali, a great man of word To trample him, down trod him to a world not yet seen by you and me! The pious and magnanimous King (peace be upon him) Requested for a word, that he be allowed to visit his subjects once in a year. Hear ye men, my king yearned to visit his SUBJECTS one a year! Not his spouse, children, near and dear ones For, the dearest of all, to the king of mine were his subjects! A love unseen in politicians of these days. So my friends here and my countrymen The Chakravarty ( Peace be upon him), who rules till over my mind, Was so treacherously murdered The same way the North Indian king back-stabbed Another Bali, the king of Kishkindha Now it is the time of demos and cratos (the voice of the people is the voice of God) And people, ye judge, whether justice was done or brazen injustice meted out. And this day we rejoice, because he is coming Coming to meet his people, so dear to his heart. Greetings, greetings to Malayalies all over the world For the king is coming, to inquire the welfare of his subjects. Stories are made, histories concocted They make us believe that Narayana, the Lord of All Ccould be such a partisan One! http://onam.lensview.org/ http://www.malayalifestivals.com/malayalifestivals/onam/ http://www.keralanext.com/onam http://www.southindia.com/onam.htm http://library.thinkquest.org/11372/data/onam.htm http://www.perso.enst.fr/~combelle/kerala9.html http://www.shellsoftinc.com/mallu/page1.htm http://www.iwaynet.net/~raj_nair/Onam_feast.htm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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