Maha Vishnu/Sri Krishna has no beginning and no End. Thus we call him as Anantha/End Less. He can be in Non-Form and He can be In-Form (Nirakar or Akar/Sakar) (Materalistic) or (Non Materialistic). He is Vishnu, He is Shiva, He is Krishna, He is Rama, He is Buddha, He is Jesus, He is Allah..It is Just a Name Difference and Religion is the only a path of Human to Reach Supreme Soul.
namo narayana 1. Right from the most ancient scripture "Rg veda" to the "latest" scripture Bhagavad Gita the absolute supremacy of Lord Vishnu has been proclaimed many times over. Furthermore, great saints like Sri Ramanujacharya, Madhwacharya etc have also repeatedly stated the same theme. 2. Episodes like the famous Bhanasura war in the bhagvatham, in which Lord Krishna unequivocally defeats Lord Siva and his sons Ganapathy and Karthikeyan along with the entire saiva army has been clearly shown His absolute supremacy. Furthermore all the other anya devathas be it Siva, Brahma , Indra, Saraswathi etc have always resorted to Lord Vishnu's assistance with in trouble.
3. Lord Vishnu being Bhagawan Himself is completely transcendental and is not touched by any of the gunas and hence cannot be influenced by any karmas whereas the devathas themselves are tied by the three gunas and are bound by karmic cycle. So the point is can any devatha who himself is under the laws of karma liberate any one from the influence of Maya?? Lord Vishnu alone is called Maya-pati and only He can control Maya whereas all the other demigods/demons are themselves under the illusion of Maya.
4. Many will worship other demigods for material benefits thinking that approaching Lord Vishnu will be harder. However Lord Vishnu is alone called as "iha-para dayaka" govinda -the one who gives both material boons along with liberation (eg. Dhruva, Prahlad etc). The great difference being that His material boons do not trap the devotee into the cycle of karma but instead helps to liberate him- So instead of approaching other devathas for material benedictions it will be wise to approach Lord Vishnu Himself.
5.For those who worship Lord Vishnu along with other devathas, one must remember that as the sole Paramaatman, He Himself is the owner of all the jeevatmans, including the devathas. Hence as a chaste wife who will never approach any other man for assistance, the devotees too must approach their only support for all their problems not run after others as and when convenient thus compromising the "chastity" of their faith and devotion to Lord Vishnu.
6. Stating the truth to our loved ones so that they take the path of liberation and to rescue them from karmic cycle can never be "religious fanaticism". By worshipping other devathas, we are depriving ourselves the chance of truly ripening our pure devotion to Lord Vishnu which attracts His mercy and opening the doors of Vaikuntham for His eternal service. Such devotees not only redeem themselves but also redeem their ancestors on both sides.
I am sure that great devotees such as Dhruva, Prahlada, Hanuman, Shabari, Vibheeshana etc who worshipped only Lord Vishnu and absolutely refused to worship any other devathas, including their Kula-devathas were never considered as religious fanatics!!
according to Bhagavatam, Bhagavadgita, Narayaneeyam, etc., give all purusharthas, except "Mukti", which only Lord Vishnu can give. This is the belief of the addict to Vishnu-bhakti, like me. This does not mean that other Gods are inferior. To think that way is religious fanaticism.Each Purana eulogises the particular deity around whom it is centred, just like Bhagavatam giving importance to Vishnu. Siva Puranam gives more importance to Lord Siva. Devi Puranam will say that Goddess Durga-lakshmi- saraswati is superior to all.Although all the 18 Puranas aare authored by the same Veda Vyasa, He, an incarnation of the Supreme Himself, has made this differentiation, not to wean away Bhaktas from other Gods, but just to encourage them to enhance their belief in God, and increase their Bhakti in their Ishta-deivatam. Misinterpretation is easy, but proper understanding is difficult.
Note: All the above words are taken from Sri Bhagavatham, Vedas, Sri Bhagavad Geeta-written by Maharushi Veda Vyasha and Sri Bhagavad Geeta (English) as it is- written by Srilla Prabhupada.
Note: All the above words are taken from Sri Bhagavatham, Vedas, Sri Bhagavad Geeta-written by Maharushi Veda Vyasha and Sri Bhagavad Geeta (English) as it is- written by Srilla Prabhupada.
