Wednesday, April 21, 2021

Week 13 Reading: Pattanaik. Narayana

 

 

A depiction of Narayana at the Badami Cave Temples in Karnataka. Source.

 

 

Narayana - another name of the Hindu god Vishnu, who is claimed to reside in Bhavsagar on a gigantic five headed snake named Sheshnaag

According to the Bhagavad Gita, he is also the "Guru of the Universe". The Bhagavata Purana declares Narayana as the Supreme Personality of Godhead who engages in the creation of 14 worlds within the universe Brahma who is Deity of rajas-guna, himself sustains, maintains and preserves the universe as Vishnu by accepting sattva-guna. Narayana himself annihilates the universe at the end of Maha-Kalpa as Kalagni Rudra who is presiding deity of tamas-guna

 

Narada enjoys provoking people. He constantly compares people and thus spreads anger and ignites quarrels. He fills the mind with jealousy and insecurity

 

 

Bibliography: https://iereadingguides.blogspot.com/2015/11/guide-pattanaiks-calendar-art-part-b.html 

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