Vaishnavas believe that Lord Vishnu is supreme hence they are discouraged from worshipping other gods like Lord Shiva, Ganesha, etc.
But what about the associates of Vishnu like Sudarshana chakra, Garuda, Vishwaksena, etc.? Can they pray to/worship them?
What about acharyas like Ramanujacharya...
From the following excerpt of the Mahabharata, it is clear that Draupadi rejected Karna based on his tribe.
"And (some amongst) those kings in exerting with swelling lips each
according to his strength, education, skill, and energy,--to string
that bow, were tossed on the ground and lay p...
According to this Gaudiya Vaishnava site, Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu brought the tradition of Durga Puja in Odisha:
It is a misconception among many Gaudiya Vaishnavas that worship of Lord Shiva or Devi Durga is prohibited and offensive and not as per our Guru varga teachings . What is actually...
If we the people are the actual reason for building our own casts..why does gods (krishna as kshatriya, parasurama as brahmana) take birth based on caste?
@NogShine oh ok...I was saying that Vishnu has Vaikunta, Krishna has Holika Vrindavan where they live eternally and liberated souls live there with them and there is no sorry and only bliss... Sometimes devotees think that they just want merge in God so God provides this boon but otherwise they live with God.
@Ram Yeah. There is Salokya, Sameepya, Sarupya, Sayujya. These are experienced in the Vaiskuntha. btw, your question I replied was something else. Did you read the answer I linked?
@Ram In the Shathapatha Brahmana and Yajurveda, Ambika is said as the sister of Rudra. That makes the claim unclear who the Rudra mentioned in the Vedas is. Or the Ambika.
@Ram Yes, Bhakti is the most powerful. If you ask me, if we chant many mantras and stotras without the belief and bhakti, they will become useless.
@NogShine Rudra is shiv's Avatar so Rudra or shiv both are same. I know Rudra came from Brahma's anger but he is avatar
@NogShine I am not sure about Ambica
@NogShine I guess there are 11 rudras, I read it some where in this site. Even Tezz answer clearly tell us that Pashupati or Shiv grants moksha and that to it is mentioned in Vedas..
@Ram Yes, Shiva is called Pashupati and that form is worshipped since Indus Valley civilization. It is one of the names given by Brahma after Rudra was born. Here, it says there is liberates.. the mukti but this may not be moksha, the permanent state. The mukti can be from suffering, birth and death. There are stages between Moksha, the permanent state and liberation from birth and death. So, those puranic verses can mean that.
This is why it is said Vishnu is the giver of Moksha in the holy books. The one linked in the answer. Vaishnavas respect and worship Shiva but as guru to them. As Guru is equivalent to God, they worship. Did you get my point now? @Ram
@Ram There are stories of Nayanars who got human birth after reaching Kailasa. So, I believe that it is a temporary state. Whereas, the Moksha is a permanent state. We don't return back to this world. If we return, that is only due to order of God to fulfil some important task.
Nayanar may refer to:
Nayanars, Shaivite saints from Tamil Nadu, India
Nayanar (Nair subcaste), an honorific title used by certain clans of Nair caste from the north Malabar region of Kerala, India
E. K. Nayanar (1919–2004), Indian political leader, chief minister of Kerala...
As these are from Later Kurukshetra Period and Kaliyuga, these are not in the Puranas. If there are such stories, they are possibly added later.
From the following excerpt of the Mahabharata, it is clear that Draupadi rejected Karna based on his tribe.
"And (some amongst) those kings in exerting with swelling lips each
according to his strength, education, skill, and energy,--to string
that bow, were tossed on the ground and lay p...
According to this Gaudiya Vaishnava site, Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu brought the tradition of Durga Puja in Odisha:
It is a misconception among many Gaudiya Vaishnavas that worship of Lord Shiva or Devi Durga is prohibited and offensive and not as per our Guru varga teachings . What is actually...
We see many gurus, babas, saints with honorific titles such as
Sri Sri
108 Sri
1008 sri etc
What does these prefixes indicate?
Hinduism
Hinduism