Why only Krishna?Why only Krishna?

Is Hindu religion

Pantheistic?

Is Hindu religion

Pantheistic?

& promotes worship of many

equal Gods?

& promotes worship of many

equal Gods?

John Walters in his book ‘WORLD

RELIGION’ sarcastically mentions

A religion with high God to man ratio

One God for every 3 men !!!

One God for every 3 men !!!

Let’s analyze what the

scriptures say

Lord Krishna mentions in the Bhagavad-Gita

Lord Krishna mentions in the Bhagavad-Gita

ahaà sarvasya prabhavo

mattaù sarvaà pravartate

iti matvä bhajante mäà

budhä bhäva-samanvitäù

ahaà sarvasya prabhavo

mattaù sarvaà pravartate

iti matvä bhajante mäà

budhä bhäva-samanvitäù

I am the source of all spiritual and material worlds. Everything emanates from Me. REF. Bg 10.8

aham ädir hi devänäà

maharñéëäà ca sarvaçaù

In every respect, I am the source of the demigods

and sages.REF. Bg 10.2

mattaù parataraà nänyat

kiïcid asti dhanaïjaya

mayi sarvam idaà protaà

sütre maëi-gaëä iva

O conqueror of wealth, there is no truth superior to Me. Everything rests upon Me, as pearls are

strung on a thread.REF. Bg 7.7

O conqueror of wealth, there is no truth superior to Me. Everything rests upon Me, as pearls are

strung on a thread.REF. Bg 7.7

vedaiç ca sarvair

aham eva vedyovedänta-kåd

veda-vid eva cäham

By all the Vedas, I am

to be known.

Indeed, I am the

compiler of Vedänta, and I am

the knower of the Vedas.REF. Bg 15.15

After seeing the universal form of Krishna, Arjuna says

paraà brahma paraà dhäma

pavitraà paramaà bhavän

puruñaà çäçvataà divyam

ädi-devam ajaà vibhum

Arjuna said: You are the

Supreme Personality of Godhead, the

ultimate abode, the purest, the Absolute Truth. …

… You are the eternal,

transcendental, original person, the unborn, the

greatest.

ähus tväm åñayaù sarve

devarñir näradas tathä

asito devalo vyäsaù

svayaà caiva bravéñi me

All the great sages such as Närada, Asita,

Devala and Vyäsa confirm

this truth about You, and

now You Yourself are

declaring it to me.

REF. Bg 10.12-13

Just like the design engineers

& Bill Gates at MICROSOFT will best know about

their latest software.

Just like the design engineers

& Bill Gates at MICROSOFT will best know about

their latest software.

Likewise the

compiler of ALL the Vedic

literatures will best

know who Supreme Lord is.

All the Vedic literatures

are compiled by

Srila Vyasadeva- who is the

literary incarnation

of God.

Srimad-Bhagavata

m is final work of

Vyasadeva

In Srimad-Bhagavatam Vyasadeva mentions various

incarnations of Supreme

Lord

Vämana

Nåsiàha

Kurma

Buddha

Kapila

Varaha

Parashurama

Krishna &

Balarama

RamaRama

After mentioning various

incarnations, he writesete cäàça-kaläù puàsaù

kåñëas tu bhagavän svayam

indräri-vyäkulaà lokaà

måòayanti yuge yuge

ete cäàça-kaläù puàsaù

kåñëas tu bhagavän svayam

indräri-vyäkulaà lokaà

måòayanti yuge yuge

All of the above-

mentioned incarnations are either

plenary portions or

portions of the

plenary portions of the Lord,

but,

Lord Çré Kåñëa is

the original Personality

of Godhead.

All of them appear on

planets whenever there is a

disturbance created by

the atheists.

All of them appear on

planets whenever there is a

disturbance created by

the atheists.

The Lord incarnates to protect

the theists.REF. SB 1.3.28

The Lord incarnates to protect

the theists.REF. SB 1.3.28

THEN WHO ARE THE DEVATAS?THEN WHO ARE THE DEVATAS?

Just like in our

country there is

one prime minister

& so many ministers.…& so many

ministers.…Likewise

…Likewise

…

The demigods are empowered

administrators of material affairs. The supply of air, light, water and all other

benedictions for maintaining the body

and soul of every living entity is entrusted …

The demigods are empowered

administrators of material affairs. The supply of air, light, water and all other

benedictions for maintaining the body

and soul of every living entity is entrusted …

… to the demigods, who

are innumerable assistants in

different parts of the body of the

Supreme Personality of

Godhead.REF. Bg 3.11

… to the demigods, who

are innumerable assistants in

different parts of the body of the

Supreme Personality of

Godhead.REF. Bg 3.11

The Supreme Lord, who is known as the yajïa-puruña, or the personal beneficiary

of all sacrifices, is the master of all the

demigods, who serve Him as the different limbs of

the body serve the whole.

The Supreme Lord, who is known as the yajïa-puruña, or the personal beneficiary

of all sacrifices, is the master of all the

demigods, who serve Him as the different limbs of

the body serve the whole.

When Lord Kåñëa is

worshiped, the

demigods, who are different

limbs of the Lord,

are also automatically worshiped;

therefore there is no separate need to

worship the demigods.

kämais tais tair håta-jïänäù

prapadyante ’nya-devatäù

taà taà niyamam ästhäya

prakåtyä niyatäù svayä

Those whose intelligence has been

stolen by material desires surrender unto

demigods and follow the particular rules and

regulations of worship according to their own

natures.REF. Bg 7.20

Those whose intelligence has been

stolen by material desires surrender unto

demigods and follow the particular rules and

regulations of worship according to their own

natures.REF. Bg 7.20

yo yo yäà yäà tanuà bhaktaù

çraddhayärcitum icchatitasya tasyäcaläà

çraddhäàtäm eva vidadhämy

aham

I am in everyone’s heart as the Supersoul. As soon as

one desires to worship some demigod, I make his faith

steady so that he can devote himself to that

particular deity. REF. Bg 7.21

I am in everyone’s heart as the Supersoul. As soon as

one desires to worship some demigod, I make his faith

steady so that he can devote himself to that

particular deity. REF. Bg 7.21

sa tayä çraddhayä yuktas

tasyärädhanam éhate

labhate ca tataù kämän

mayaiva vihitän hi tän

Endowed with such a faith, he endeavors to

worship a particular

demigod and obtains his desires. …

Endowed with such a faith, he endeavors to

worship a particular

demigod and obtains his desires. …

… But in actuality

these benefits are bestowed by Me alone.REF. Bg 7.22

… But in actuality

these benefits are bestowed by Me alone.REF. Bg 7.22

antavat tu phalaà teñäà

tad bhavaty alpa-medhasäm

devän deva-yajo yäntimad-bhaktä yänti mäm

api

Men of small intelligence worship the

demigods, and their fruits are

limited and temporary. Those who worship the

demigods go to the planets of the demigods,

…

but My devotees ultimately reach My supreme planet.

REF. Bg 7.23

but My devotees ultimately reach My supreme planet.

REF. Bg 7.23

Towards the end of Bhagavad-gita Lord Krishna

emphatically says:sarva-dharmän parityajya

mäm ekaà çaraëaà vraja

ahaà tväà sarva-päpebhyo

mokñayiñyämi mä çucaù

Abandon all varieties of religion and

just surrender unto Me. I

shall deliver you from all

sinful reactions. Do

not fear.REF. Bg 18.66

We summarize:There is one and only one

Supreme God.

There are many

incarnations, but

Krishna is the original

Supreme Personality

of Godhead.

There are many

incarnations, but

Krishna is the original

Supreme Personality

of Godhead.

This the verdict of Vyasadeva & other

great acharyas.

This the verdict of Vyasadeva & other

great acharyas.

Krishna personally declares in Bhagavad-gita that

there is no TRUTH

superior to Him & He is

the source of everything.

Just like there is one prime minister & many

other ministers, likewise …

Just like there is one prime minister & many

other ministers, likewise …

… there is one Supreme God & many demigods & demigoddesses. (devi &

devatas)

… there is one Supreme God & many demigods & demigoddesses. (devi &

devatas)

The demigods

are innumerable assistants of the Supreme Personality of Godhead

and are empowered administrato

rs of material affairs.

Those who are devotees of other gods and who

worship them with faith actually worship

Krishna ONLY, but they do so

in a wrong way.

Krishna recommen

ds worshipin

g Him alone (mäm ekaà

çaraëaà vraja).

Krishna recommen

ds worshipin

g Him alone (mäm ekaà

çaraëaà vraja).

Hare Krishna!