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Sublime 16-07-2017 07:17 PM

Why are there so many gods?
 
Why are there so many gods in Hinduism? I mean in all other religions there are more or less one god but in Hinduism there are thousands of gods.

Who is the main god, the god of all the gods?

Thanks

Shivani Devi 17-07-2017 03:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Sublime
Why are there so many gods in Hinduism? I mean in all other religions there are more or less one god but in Hinduism there are thousands of gods.

Who is the main god, the god of all the gods?

Thanks

Namaste.

Brahman Absolute (not Brahma) is the 'main God' of all the Gods. Every other God just represents it in a form that is pleasing to the devotee, so that Brahman can be experientially realised.

Why are there so many Gods? To give us the choice of who/what shall represent Brahman in a form we can directly relate to the formless. This is known as 'Ishta Devata' or 'personal God'.

Of course, we could say that "Vishnu is God" or "Shiva is God" or 'Brahma is God" or even "The Trimurti (all three of them) is God" or even "the 33 crore of Gods is God" but that still places a human limitation on what God is when He/She/It is all of that and more.

Think of them all as signposts along the way of whatever path (sampradaya) you follow. The signpost isn't the destination but without the signpost showing you which way to go, the destination will never be reached.

Let's just say that Hinduism likes to give people the choice and yes, if you worship a chair or an article made of clay to be God, Brahman will eventually be found also.

It's all about bhava (inclination/intention).

I worship Shiva. Shiva is also Vishnu, Brahma, Krishna and all the 33 crore devas...Brahman Absolute.

To those who worship Vishnu, Vishnu is also Shiva, Brahma, Krishna and all the 33 crore devas...Brahman Absolute.

Is there any difference between a Shaivite (Shiva devotee) and a Vaishnava (Vishnu devotee)? Nope, none whatsoever and only those who have realised Brahman can actually see that.

Then after we reach the destination, we still go back and hug the signpost anyway...funny that. lol

Here's another thread about it, according to The Upanishads:
http://www.spiritualforums.com/vb/sh...d.php?t=113709

Aum Namah Shivaya

Sublime 17-07-2017 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by The Necromancer
Namaste.

Brahman Absolute (not Brahma) is the 'main God' of all the Gods. Every other God just represents it in a form that is pleasing to the devotee, so that Brahman can be experientially realised.

Why are there so many Gods? To give us the choice of who/what shall represent Brahman in a form we can directly relate to the formless. This is known as 'Ishta Devata' or 'personal God'.

Of course, we could say that "Vishnu is God" or "Shiva is God" or 'Brahma is God" or even "The Trimurti (all three of them) is God" or even "the 33 crore of Gods is God" but that still places a human limitation on what God is when He/She/It is all of that and more.

Think of them all as signposts along the way of whatever path (sampradaya) you follow. The signpost isn't the destination but without the signpost showing you which way to go, the destination will never be reached.

Let's just say that Hinduism likes to give people the choice and yes, if you worship a chair or an article made of clay to be God, Brahman will eventually be found also.

It's all about bhava (inclination/intention).

I worship Shiva. Shiva is also Vishnu, Brahma, Krishna and all the 33 crore devas...Brahman Absolute.

To those who worship Vishnu, Vishnu is also Shiva, Brahma, Krishna and all the 33 crore devas...Brahman Absolute.

Is there any difference between a Shaivite (Shiva devotee) and a Vaishnava (Vishnu devotee)? Nope, none whatsoever and only those who have realised Brahman can actually see that.

Then after we reach the destination, we still go back and hug the signpost anyway...funny that. lol

Here's another thread about it, according to The Upanishads:

Aum Namah Shivaya


Ahh thanks The Necromancer makes allot of sense, i keep hearing that this god is the same as this god just a different name and so on. Thanks for explaining it all.

Shivani Devi 18-07-2017 01:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Sublime
Ahh thanks The Necromancer makes allot of sense, i keep hearing that this god is the same as this god just a different name and so on. Thanks for explaining it all.

No problem. Glad I could share and help out.

Aum Namah Shivaya

shirleyshockley 12-09-2017 08:01 AM

According to hinduism there are only 3 core god that are bhirama, vishnu and mahesh(shiva).

Lumpino 17-09-2017 06:31 AM

I am interested in old Hindu philosohy. Interesting is philosophy in book Ocean of Stories by Somadeva. Somadeva was Hindu prisest and pointed by prose some Saivite ideas. Such as development, when a person obtain a supernatural knowledge can switch between the higher beings. So, in this submission many gods are the result of development.

Divine Consciousness 23-09-2017 10:05 AM

Interesting theosophy.
According to Hindu religion there is one God Param Brahma. He blesses to his worshipper one who worship directly to him, or bless worshipper His features in any other God/ Goddess.

And God Param Brahma worshipped any of three way.

1) Nirgun Nirakara (Non feature non appearance of God) only meditator can worship this way. In this regard In this multiverse and other all multiverses God have nothing to do anything, He is doing none and His appearance is none. but as you are covered with aura, He is covered with YogMaya. This Yogmaya regulate the whole system as God. everything is formulated. and everything goes according to that formulation.

2) Sagun Nirakara (Full of features but non appearance) Hindu, Christian, Sikh & other religions worship this way. He can described by word God or Omkar.

3) Sagun Sakara (Full feature and appearance) Hindus worship this way. Say I worship Mother Goddess Bhavani Mother Parvati, then this Param Brahma bless me in that appearance. this third one is easiest way to worship God.

God in Bhagwat Gita speaks to Arjun that. "one who worship me diectly, I bless him directly, when one worship me in any other form, I bless him in that my form.


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