Guest guest Report post Posted April 17, 2006 In this Rigvedic hym to Indra it calls him Godhead / Supreme Spirit (Asuryam): satrā madāsastava viśvajanyāḥ satrā rāyo.adha ye pārthivāsaḥ satrā vājānāmabhavo vibhaktā yad deveṣu dhārayathā asuryam Thy raptures ever were for all men's profit: so evermore have been thine earthly riches. Thou still hast been the dealer-forth of vigour, since among Gods thou hast had power and Godhead. (6.36.1) Kinda goes against the belifes of some sects out there huh? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aGnani11 3 Report post Posted April 17, 2006 The Shrutis have used various names to describe Godhead. You may call him Indra, which literally translates as the "King of gods", which is correct when addressing Supreme Godhead. Narayana, Krishna, and even Shiv are all valid names for addressing Godhead. The reason why there are so many different names for God is because human language is vastly limited to empirical experiences, and no word can fully describe the trancendental greatness of God. Thus, whether you call him Indra or Krishna, Shiv or Shankara, Narayana or anything else, you are still referring to the Supreme Godhead. This is my own interpretation of this verse. What does everyone else think? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted April 18, 2006 Yes, even a simple glossing of the Rigveda will show you that the supreme is saluted under many names. So this verse doesn't contradict with more orthadox Hinduism, but it does with some of the "Puranic literalists" sects out there. Good explanation of why the more orthadox Hindus belive the way they do though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jahnava Nitai Das 2 Report post Posted April 18, 2006 In this Rigvedic hym to Indra it calls him Godhead / Supreme Spirit (Asuryam) Kinda goes against the belifes of some sects out there huh? So this verse doesn't contradict with more orthadox Hinduism, but it does with some of the "Puranic literalists" sects out there. The word asuryam does not mean anything close to what you imply, thus this verse really doesn't say anything extraordinary. Asuryam indicates divine power. As Krishna states in the Gita, all the devas are his vibhutis, manifestations of His divine power. I would suggest the first thing you should do to study the Rig Veda would be to stop reading the translation of Ralph T.H. Griffith from the 1800's. Second thing is don't assume everyone else is a fool because they never got to read the 1800's translation of Rig Veda that you read. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shaktidevi 0 Report post Posted April 18, 2006 The Supreme manifests to each according to his/her abilities. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krishnadasa 0 Report post Posted April 18, 2006 read Gita and u will know Indra is nothing but Krishna only Without knowledge what we speak is just ignorance Hari hari bol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
