Exactly. Which is why I don't quite understand the veneration of Krishna. Shouldn't religious figures be role models of character and behavior? Not criticizing here, just seeking to understand!!
The veneration, quite simply put, is because that particular incarnation of the Lord Vishnu showed that while endowed with God-like powers, Krishna , at the root of all things, was as fallible as man and subject to multiple infatuations.
The exaggeration of course comes into play when scripture allowed him multiple wives. The pi ctures of him shown with multiple cowgirls [Gopis] is to portray his innate sense of mischief because he wanted to kill time while tending to the herd. The wives thing was played down to political alliances and even his head wife, was, at the end , never his true love. He never married his true love.
The veneration's basically derived from the fact that guy was like every other guy. Normal.
Sorry :) Ran a little long there. Just my opinion.
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I love that line. It will always stand up to the tests of time.
Exactly. Which is why I don't quite understand the veneration of Krishna. Shouldn't religious figures be role models of character and behavior? Not criticizing here, just seeking to understand!!
The veneration, quite simply put, is because that particular incarnation of the Lord Vishnu showed that while endowed with God-like powers, Krishna , at the root of all things, was as fallible as man and subject to multiple infatuations.
The exaggeration of course comes into play when scripture allowed him multiple wives. The pi ctures of him shown with multiple cowgirls [Gopis] is to portray his innate sense of mischief because he wanted to kill time while tending to the herd. The wives thing was played down to political alliances and even his head wife, was, at the end , never his true love. He never married his true love.
The veneration's basically derived from the fact that guy was like every other guy. Normal.
Sorry :) Ran a little long there. Just my opinion.
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